Head of Engineering

This is us

At straiv, we're redefining how hotels engage with their guests. Our digital solutions — from online check-in and mobile keys to guest communication and payments — empower hotels to deliver seamless, smart, and personalized experiences at every touchpoint.

As straiv continues to grow, we're entering an exciting new phase — one focused on
scaling our technology foundation
,
strengthening platform reliability
, and
accelerating innovation
. To make that happen, we're looking for an experienced
Head of Engineering
to lead our engineering organization into the next stage of technical and operational excellence.

The Opportunity

This is a
strategic and hands-on leadership role
at the heart of straiv's evolution. You'll be responsible for maintaining and enhancing our
current platform
— ensuring its stability, performance, and reliability for our customers — while at the same time
leading the creation of our next-generation, cloud-based microservice architecture (AWS)
designed for scalability, innovation, and long-term growth.

You'll work
hand in hand with our Head of Product and Innovation
, alongside a talented team of engineers, to turn vision into execution. This is a unique opportunity to
shape the future of digital hospitality technology
while ensuring today's platform continues to deliver excellence every single day.

Your Mission

• Lead and Scale the Engineering Organization:
  Guide a growing team of engineers and leads toward technical excellence, accountability, and delivery.
• Drive Platform Evolution:
  Maintain and continuously improve our current platform while steering the design and development of our next-generation cloud-based architecture.
• Champion Scalable SaaS Architecture:
  Establish and enforce robust principles for modern, scalable, and maintainable SaaS software design.
• Foster Technical Innovation:
  Encourage experimentation and adoption of new technologies that advance reliability, scalability, and developer productivity.
• Ensure Operational Reliability:
  Oversee system health, performance, and uptime — guaranteeing a trusted and seamless experience for our customers.
• Promote Engineering Best Practices:
  Strengthen CI/CD, testing, observability, and code quality standards across all squads.
• Mentor and Empower Teams:
  Develop engineering leaders and foster a high-performance, ownership-driven culture.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally:
  Partner with Product, Design, and Innovation to align technology strategy with company goals.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of software engineering experience
  , including
  5+ years in senior or head-level leadership roles
  within SaaS or B2B technology companies.
• Proven track record leading teams through
  large-scale architectural transformations
  and modernization initiatives.
• Deep expertise in
  cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
  and
  microservices-based architecture
  .
• Strong background in
  software architecture and scalable SaaS design principles
  .
• Solid understanding of
  DevOps practices
  , CI/CD pipelines, and system observability.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills — able to connect technical direction with business impact.
• A passion for
  building teams, scaling systems
  , and
  delivering innovation
  that creates measurable customer value.

We
value different backgrounds and are happy to receive your application even if the above points do not completely match your profile.

Why straiv

• Join a
  fast-growing SaaS scale-up
  redefining the hospitality industry and work alongside an experienced, visionary leadership team and a skilled engineering organization.
• Shape both the
  present and future
  of straiv's technology platform. Your leadership will directly influence how thousands of hotels and guests experience straiv daily.
• We offer a competitive salary plus a generous signing bonus
• Hybrid working model (3 days in office) and flexible working hours
• Regular team events (Christmas, Summer, Wasen party, other small celebrations)
• 50€ monthly benefit in kind (store vouchers)
• 50€ monthly kindergarten allowance per child
• 29€ monthly public transport subsidy
• Corporate discounts

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