About Wego:
We’re on a mission to help people discover the real value of travel — to inspire, to give more reasons, to make it easy — for you to go. Our company was founded back in 2005, and since then, we’ve imagined and created some of the most well-loved products for travelers all around the world.
Today, Wego is used by millions of people every month — people who travel for adventure, work, family, and for many other reasons. That’s why we work tirelessly to make your experience of planning & booking flights, hotels, and trips as seamless as possible.
Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled Tech Lead to guide our engineering team within the Flights OTA (Online Travel Agency) domain, with a focus on post-booking services. Our mission is to streamline and enhance the management of flights for travelers worldwide, addressing itinerary changes, cancellations, notifications, and more.
As the Technical Lead, you will drive the technical strategy, lead critical initiatives, and foster a high-performing and collaborative team environment. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams, delivering scalable, reliable, and cutting-edge technologies that improve the post-booking experience in the fast-paced travel industry.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team, fostering a psychologically safe and collaborative environment.
Shape the architecture of complex systems and get hands-on with system design and coding.
Own and operate production APIs and services with a focus on scalability and reliability.
Improve team productivity and mentor through coaching, facilitation, and regular 1:1s.
Collaborate with Product, UX, Data, and other teams to ship major initiatives.
Stay abreast of industry trends and evaluate new technologies for potential adoption.
Participate in the hiring process to build and grow a high-performing engineering team.
Ensure implementation of best practices for application security and data compliance.
Qualifications:
7+ years of experience in software engineering, with strong expertise in backend or frontend development.
Proven technical leadership skills, including hands-on experience with container technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure), database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra), caching technologies (e.g., Redis, Memcached).
Strong experience in Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices.
Experience with Java, Go, or modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue).
Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
Strong understanding of system architecture, scalability, and reliability best practices.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across engineering and other disciplines.
Commitment to building and scaling engineering teams.
Experience translating product requirements into technical specifications.
Our Ideal Candidate Will:
Have substantial experience in the Online Travel Agency (OTA) industry or a related travel domain.
Enjoy creating order out of complexity and helping stakeholders and engineers achieve shared goals.
Be empathetic to both engineers and stakeholders, with a strong focus on supporting engineers.
Demonstrate strong follow-through and accountability.
Value frequent, high-quality releases and short feedback loops to improve customer satisfaction.
Focus on solving customer problems rather than simply fulfilling requirements.
Exhibit excellent communication skills, including active listening, facilitation, coaching, and leading meetings.
What You’ll Do:
In the First Month, You’ll:
Get up to speed on our initiatives and systems, immersing yourself in both the technical and operational aspects.
Work hands-on with the team through grooming, planning, coding, code reviews, and releases to understand workflows and contribute meaningfully.
Build relationships by meeting each team member and learning their areas of expertise.
By Three Months, You’ll:
Actively contribute to roadmap prioritization.
Monitor engineering processes to identify and address common bottlenecks.
Begin regular 1:1 conversations with engineers to understand their challenges and support their growth.
Contribute to hiring and building a strong, capable team.
By Six Months, You’ll:
Take ownership of the iteration planning process and strongly influence roadmap prioritization.
Implement improvements to enhance the team's effectiveness and efficiency.
Develop an intuition for project complexity based on your understanding of the team and technical assets.
Actively managing and coaching the engineering team.
