Head of Engineering - Frontend (all genders) at HolidayCheck Group AG

Bottighofen, Thurgau, Switzerland -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Feb, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Coaching, Mentorship, Career Growth, Product Delivery, Design Collaboration, Process Improvement, Team Productivity, KPI Definition, SLO Definition, Capacity Planning, Hiring, Frontend Expertise, Platform Experience, Organizational Scaling, Strategic Foresight, Empathetic Leadership

Industry

Travel Arrangements

Description

Start your very own journey – with HolidayCheck! At HolidayCheck, everything revolves around making vacations better – together. We're not only enabling the best time of the year for our travelers, but also creating an inspiring work atmosphere for our HolidayCheckers in our modern office in Bottighofen (Switzerland). We live our company values every day: as #TeamHolidayCheck, we build trust, take ownership, and love what we do – all for the perfect holiday experience! As Engineering Manager - Retail Frontend (all genders) at HolidayCheck, you will lead with a focus on people, process, and frontend product excellence. You’ll foster a high-performance environment where frontend teams build delightful, reliable, and scalable travel experiences. By combining technical leadership with a product-oriented mindset, you will enable engineers to deliver user-facing features that have real business impact. Your Tasks Lead and develop distributed frontend engineering teams through coaching, mentorship, and intentional career growth Partner closely with Product and Design to deliver high-quality, user-centric featuresin a timely manner Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes to increase speed, quality, and team productivity Ensure strong alignment across Product, Design, and Engineering to create cohesive customer experiences Define and track clear KPIs to measure engineering impact and link outcomes to business value Promote a culture of ownership, inclusion, excellence, trust, and continuous feedback Define and uphold frontend service-levelobjectives(SLOs) for reliability and performance Plan team capacity, lead hiring efforts, and scale the team in line with product roadmap needs What you bring Strong technical foundation with deep frontendexpertiseand platform experience Proventrack recordin engineering leadership, including team management and organizational scaling Strong product mindset with the ability to translate business goals into scalable, sustainable technical solutions Experience leading distributed engineering teams across locations and time zones Operational clarity with a focus on delivery predictability and system reliability, combined with strategic foresight Empathetic, clear, and outcome-driven leadership style that enables and empowers others to succeed Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate transparently and effectively across functions and organizational boundaries Our “All Inclusive Package” for you Workation & Flexibility 20 daysof workation within the EU – work where others go on vacation We combine in-person collaboration with remote focus time. For People Managers, we value strong on-site presence and expect regular office time, typically around three days per week. Flexible working hours – early bird or night owl?We’vegot you covered! 28 daysof vacation for your wellbeing 40-hourwork week is standard at HolidayCheck Development & Culture Extensive internal & external training opportunities Diverse corporate culture with over 30 nationalities From newbie to champion: structured onboarding for a smooth start Perks & Appreciation Anniversaryperksin the form of extra vacation days or travel subsidies Your choice of hardware – Mac, Windows, or Linux Free parking or public transport subsidy Work-Life-Balance & Wellbeing Childcare subsidy for a family-friendly balance Up to 300 CHFannualsubsidyfor gym memberships Healthy & delicious mealsin the cafeteria orfrom our in-house chef Evelyn Daycare subsidy forall ofour parents And many more! Ready to join the HolidayCheck adventure? Then grab your suitcase full of talent and send us your application!

Responsibilities

The role involves leading and developing distributed frontend engineering teams through coaching and mentorship while partnering closely with Product and Design to deliver high-quality, user-centric features. Responsibilities also include driving continuous improvement of engineering processes and defining clear KPIs to measure engineering impact.