Distribusion is the world’s leading ground transportation marketplace and gives travelers seamless access to ground transportation online, from search to ticket purchase. We have built a cutting-edge B2B technology platform that connects bus, rail, and ferry operators in 70+ countries with the biggest online retailers, including Google Maps and Booking.com.
We are shaping the future of travel and building the largest global network of transport providers and retailers. Having grown 10x in the past year, we are one of the fastest-growing startups in travel. Backed by four leading VCs (TQ Ventures, Creandum, Northzone, and Lightrock), and now, following our recent $80 m Series C, we are ready to push beyond. We are looking for an Engineering Team Leader. We deliver projects and features that our Product and Business teams expect to scale business activity with our Carriers and Retailers. By joining us in this role, you will be responsible for managing and leading the team across all people-related matters and engineering delivery and efficiency. You will be part of the Distribusion leadership team and report to our Senior Engineering Manager, eCommerce.
Our eCommerce division has grown rapidly, now exceeding 50 engineers. To support our scaling goals, we’re looking for a leader who can combine strong technical expertise with people management skills—helping teams perform at their best while maintaining operational excellence.
What you will do:
Manage, lead, and grow Engineering teams (people development, people engagement, hiring, etc.)
Advocate and drive projects to develop our Tech brand
Increase the quality and stability of our services
Establish Tech org structure in the domain: introduce squad leads and establish their general processes and deliveries
Plan resources of the team according to the roadmap quarterly
Be responsible for Incident management
Take responsibility for the architectural design within the domain
Workplace:
We are a remote-first company with teams located around the Globe.
Also, the HQ office is in Berlin, where the team often meets.
Requirements
Who you are:
You are an experienced people leader who has managed front-end or fullstack teams, ideally in scaleups or high-growth, high-quality organizations of similar size.
You understand and review code in ReactJS, Python, Ruby, and have experience with cloud technologies (Google Cloud, AWS, Azure).
You are a well-rounded engineer, able to address technical issues hands-on, and can guide strong system design and coding practices.
You bring deep knowledge of microservice architecture, event-driven approaches, and distributed systems tailored for asynchronous communication.
You demonstrate coaching, performance management, and senior stakeholder engagement, including customer