Head of Engineering - Smoobu (m/f/d)

HomeToGo • Berlin, Germany • 23h ago

Explore a new world of possibilities

Smoobu (www.smoobu.com), a subsidiary of HomeToGo Group, is a fast-growing startup in the vacation rental industry. Smoobu’s SaaS solution currently empowers private hosts to manage over 100,000 properties across more than 110 countries. Smoobu runs as an independent enterprise within the HomeToGo Group, ensuring its startup spirit and growth potential remain at the forefront. Our top priority is to assist hosts in efficiently managing and growing their businesses simultaneously.

Smoobu’s success is attributed to our dynamic, ambitious, and international team, dedicated to exceeding our customers’ expectations through expert advice and action. We celebrate diversity and operate in a truly global environment, embracing the challenges and opportunities that come with it. Join us on this exciting journey to transform the vacation rental industry!

Your future contribution

Your primary role is to address the business-critical need for legacy structure refactoring and further enhancement of processes and features. You will play a pivotal role in elevating our technical capabilities, ensuring that we scale our SaaS product efficiently, and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. This is a highly visible position in which you will make a substantial impact on Smoobu’s technical foundation and future growth.

How you’ll add value

Directly partner with Product and senior leadership to define and lead technical strategy that drives product innovation, business growth, and platform evolution, in full alignment with the company’s vision and goals.
Lead the platform’s architectural evolution from a monolithic system to a service-oriented design.
Optimize engineering delivery practices by implementing scalable processes and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, quality, and operational excellence.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship, balancing hands-on involvement in technical decisions and architectural design with strategic oversight.
Lead team building and hiring to strengthen the engineering organization, while fostering an inclusive, motivated, and high-performing culture that drives retention and growth.
Champion engineering best practices (architecture, reliability, security, scalability), and ensure the team stays current with evolving industry technologies and methodologies.

You’ll be successful in this role if you

Bring a strong technical foundation in software engineering, system design, and architecture, with at least 5 years of leading multi-team engineering organizations.
Have experience in SaaS companies
Have hands-on experience driving architectural transformation from monolithic to service-oriented or microservices-based systems
Combine technical leadership with business acumen — navigating trade-offs thoughtfully to deliver value fast, while ensuring the platform remains scalable, maintainable, and technically sound.
Demonstrate expertise in Test-Driven Development (TDD), Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and scalable design patterns that promote reliability and maintainability.
Have experience with Cloud platforms and backend/frontend development, including PHP and JavaScript frameworks.
Are a proactive mentor and team leader, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous technical growth.
Thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments, building on a strong and motivated team to strengthen processes, elevate engineering excellence, and drive ambitious business growth.

What we offer

Your journey with Smoobu is a two way street - we’ve got you covered! We offer a diverse variety of benefits to enable your career development and make Smoobu a great place to work, including:

The essentials: Competitive compensation package, visa sponsorship & relocation assistance*, full IT support & equipment, corporate benefits, modern offices, 27 paid vacation days a year (+ one additional day per year of employment until 32)
Career growth: 360° feedback, open feedback culture, buddy and mentorship programs from an international team of passionate industry experts
Personal development: German courses, internal and external workshops & trainings, company & team events, Wellhub, clubs & sports (e.g. volleyball, running), psychological support
Startup spirit: We are fast, nimble, and results-driven—embracing a startup mentality even as a global, publicly listed company. We encourage ownership, support one another, and focus on getting things done.
Flexible work approach: Office-led and remote friendly approach; employees are offered remote work flexibility for up to 50% of the year, including work from abroad benefits. Plus, access to a Travel Industry Card*
Climate action: Committed to being a pioneer in green travel: We partner with Plan A to take our environmental commitment to the next level by focusing on decarbonization, reduction targets and ESG reporting, and are a proud member of Leaders for Climate Action

*Certain conditions apply

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About us

HomeToGo is the SaaS-enabled marketplace with the world's largest selection of vacation rentals, listing millions of offers from thousands of trusted partners, including Booking.com, Vrbo and TripAdvisor. From vacation homes, cabins, beach houses, apartments, condos, house boats, castles, farm stays and everything in between, HomeToGo combines price, destination, dates and amenities to find the perfect accommodation for any trip worldwide.

Founded in 2014, HomeToGo operates localized apps & websites in more than 30 countries across Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Asia-Pacific. HomeToGo also operates brands such as Agriturismo.it, AMIVAC, atraveo, Casamundo, CaseVacanza.it, e-domizil, EscapadaRural, Kurzurlaub, Kurz Mal Weg, Tripping.com and Wimdu.

HomeToGo is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring and nurturing exceptional talent, representing various backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We are authentically candid and open-minded, fostering a safe environment for diverse opinions. Our hiring decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We do not discriminate against race, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, political, ideological or religious views, disability or age.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a workforce of equality and diversity at HomeToGo and to provide opportunities to everyone. We therefore welcome your application even if you aren't completely confident that your experiences fit the job description criteria. We would really love to get to know you!