# Engineering Manager, Platform Team

Hiring organization: [Kayak.com](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kayak-com)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c70ad322-464f-498d-bc3f-fc17a4a68a37

Listed on Kayak.com's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Kaunas Office
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 6000 – 7080 EUR per month

## Summary

Lead a platform infrastructure team of senior engineers at KAYAK, modernizing backend systems, Java architecture, and deployment tooling while mentoring high-caliber technical talent. This role suits experienced engineering managers who enjoy both people leadership and hands-on platform work that multiplies the productivity of the entire engineering organization.

_Our summary, not Kayak.com's wording._

## Skills named

API Design, CI/CD, Java, Kubernetes, Microservices, Spring Boot

## Required

- 5+ years backend software development experience
- Experience leading or managing a backend engineering team
- Hands-on Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure experience
- Understanding of modern CI/CD practices and deployment quality gates
- Knowledge of API design and microservices patterns
- Experience maintaining production reliability with observability tooling
- Project management and prioritization skills
- Cross-functional collaboration experience
- Professional English proficiency
- Computer Science degree or equivalent practical experience

## Nice to have

- Java proficiency
- Spring Boot knowledge

Apply on Kayak.com's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/KAYAK/c44fc19e-2ffc-4166-904a-9edc08ef6c3b/application