Engineering Manager - Retail Frontend (all genders)

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 career growth
• Collaborate closely with Product and Design to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of user-facing features
• Continuously improve engineering processes to enhance speed, quality, and team productivity
• Drive alignment across product, design, and engineering to deliver cohesive customer experiences
• Define and monitor engineering impact through measurable KPIs linked to business outcomes
• Promote a culture of ownership, inclusion, excellence, and continuous feedback
• Define and uphold service-level objectives (SLOs) for frontend reliability and performance
• Plan team capacity, drive hiring, and scale the team to meet product roadmap needs

What you bring:
• Solid background in engineering, ideally with deep experience in frontend technologies and platforms
• Proven track record in engineering leadership roles, including team management and organizational development
• Strong product mindset and ability to translate business goals into scalable technical solutions
• Experience leading distributed teams across different locations or time zones
• Operational awareness with a focus on delivery predictability and system reliability
• Empathetic and outcome-driven leadership style, focused on enabling others to succeed
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across functional and organizational boundaries

Our “All Inclusive Package” for you:
Workation & Flexibility • 20 days of workation within the EU – work where others go on vacation 
• 60/40 hybrid model: two office days for collaboration & team spirit, three days remote 
• Flexible working hours – early bird or night owl? We’ve got you covered! 

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  • Anniversary perks in 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 
• Depending on location: EGYM Wellpass / Hansefit membership or gym subsidy 
• Healthy & delicious meals in the cafeteria or from our in-house chef Evelyn 

Ready to join the HolidayCheck adventure? Then grab your suitcase full of talent and send us your application!