Description
š Why Headout?
Weāre a rocketship: 9-figure revenue, record growth, and profitable
With $200M+ in revenue, guests in 700+ cities, and 18 months of profitability, Headout is the fastest-growing marketplace in the travel industry, and weāre just getting started. We've raised $60M+ from top-tier investors and are building a durable company for the long term ā because that's what our mission needs and deserves. Weāre growing, profitable and nowhere near done.
What we do is important
In an increasingly digital world, there is a desperate need to augment our human experience by getting us to interact with the real world around us and the people in it. At Headout, our mission is to be the easiest, fastest, and most delightful way to head out to a real-life experience ā from immersive tours to museums to live events and everything in between.
Why now?
The foundation is strong. The opportunity ahead is even bigger. Weāve hit profitability, built momentum, and proven the model ā but thereās so much more to build. If youāre looking to join a company where the trajectory is steep and your impact is real, this is the moment.
Our culture
Reinventing the travel industry isn't easy, but that's the fun part.
We care deeply about ownership, craft, and impact, and weāre here to do the best work of our careers. We wonāt pretend like itās for everyone but if youāre a builder who loves solving tough problems, youāll feel right at home.
š©āš» The role
As an Engineering Manager at Headout, you will lead one of our product engineering pod, shaping both the technical and people aspects of the team. You will play a crucial role in designing scalable systems, ensuring alignment with business outcomes, fostering a high-performance engineering culture, and driving impactful product experiences. Your leadership will empower engineers to innovate, execute efficiently, and build a world-class product loved by travelers worldwide.
š¤© What makes this role special?
- Technical Leadership: Guide and mentor a team of talented engineers, making key decisions in design, architecture, and implementation to build scalable and efficient systems.
- Ownership of Outcomes: Take full responsibility for the success of critical projects, ensuring measurable business impact rather than just focusing on project delivery. Collaborate closely with product managers as co-owners of problem statements, driving alignment between engineering efforts and business goals to deliver meaningful results.
- Impact at Scale: Work on high-impact initiatives that shape the future of travel experiences, influencing millions of users across countries.
- Ownership and Autonomy: Drive end-to-end execution of critical projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams while maintaining autonomy in decision-making.
- Talent & Culture Building: Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent while fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- Innovation-Driven Environment: Work with cutting-edge technologies and a modern tech stack to solve complex challenges in travel tech.
- Global Exposure: Be part of a distributed team working across multiple locations, bringing a global perspective to your work.
š What skills & experience do you need?
- 7+ years of experience in software development with at least 2 years of experience in leading engineering teams.
- Strong technical expertise in system design, architecture, and backend/frontend development. Hands-on experience with cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Proficiency in building scalable distributed systems, microservices, and high-performance applications.
- Ability to bridge technical expertise with business and product goals, ensuring that engineering efforts drive meaningful business impact.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Experience in stakeholder management, project execution, and collaborating with product teams to deliver impactful solutions.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly and concisely.
- Passion for mentoring and growing engineers, fostering an inclusive and high-performing engineering culture.
EEO statement
At Headout, we donāt just accept differences ā we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our partners, and the community at large. Headout provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability. During the interview process, if you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact the recruiter assigned to your application or email us at life@headout.com.
Privacy policy
Please note that once you apply for this job profile your personal data will be retained for a period of one (1) year. Headout shall process this data for recruitment purposes only. Once the relevant job profile is filled or once the time period of one (1) year from the date of the job application has passed, whichever is later, Headout shall either delete your data or inform you that it shall keep it in its database for future roles. In compliance with the relevant privacy laws, you have the right to request access to your personal data, to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. If you have any concerns or questions about the way Headout handle your data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer for more information.
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