# Senior Engineering Manager, K4B

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d0cf5ec0-78c7-4188-8357-0406deff94fb

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

- Seniority: Management
- Location: Vilnius Office
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 7080 – 7900 EUR per month

## Summary

Lead one or more engineering teams at a travel technology company, owning the technical roadmap, engineering practices, and people development for a domain focused on supplier integrations and content delivery. This role suits experienced engineering managers who want to shape product strategy, build high-performing teams, and influence architecture in a fast-paced travel tech environment.

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

## Skills named

API Design, GitHub, Jira

## Required

- 3+ years leading engineering teams in travel industry with supplier integrations (flights, hotels, trains, Direct APIs, GDS, NDC)
- 10+ years software engineering experience with at least 5 years in engineering leadership directly managing software engineers
- Proven track record of shipping high-quality software in fast-paced environments
- Full people management lifecycle experience: hiring, onboarding, performance management, career development, promotions
- Experience coaching engineers at multiple levels including senior engineers and emerging technical leads
- Strong technical fundamentals in distributed systems, API design, and backend service architecture
- Solid understanding of agile delivery methodologies and software development lifecycle
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Professional proficiency in written and spoken English
- Comfort working in distributed, multilingual engineering organization across time zones
- Computer Science degree or equivalent practical experience

## Nice to have

- Experience steering organizational transformation and maximizing agile methodologies
- Hands-on experience with modern software development tooling and openness to AI-assisted development tools
- Data-driven, results-oriented mindset with ability to rapidly learn new business domains

Apply on Kayak.com's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/KAYAK/b772f11a-06ec-4519-a6ac-7c2b109eff56/application