Engineering Manager: Scale AI-Powered Travel Platform

Digis is a European company of 200 employees. The company was founded 9 years ago and has managed to grow from a startup into a reliable partner for our clients. We took the best from the product and outsourcing company. You collaborate directly with the client's team, make business trips.... About Digis Digis isaEuropean ITcompany with 200+ specialists delivering complex SaaS products, enterprise solutions, and AI-powered platforms worldwide. Weensure transparency, stability, and professional growth opportunities for all our team members. About the Project AI-powered tourism platform for tour operators, OTAs, and travel agency chains. Anentirely new way tobook, experience, and visualize holiday packages isnow available— designed for anew generation oftravelers. It's the only platform inthe industry that allows users toseamlessly combine any experiences (such asfestivals, concerts, retreats, and more) with flights and hotels, booking everything directly with maximum convenience and zero hassle. Project country and stage: Germany, ongoing Team: 9Engineers (BE, FE), Data Scientist, CTO Project Advantages Join ateam that operates 2–3 years ahead ofthe industry curve, without the burden ofoutdated orrigid engineering practices. High-autonomy, high-trust environment— enjoy the influence ofaleadership position without being bogged down bybureaucracy. Make asignificant, visible impact— shape the culture, processes, hiring, team structure, and overall platform direction. You meaningfully reduce the CTO's operational load, which translates into real ownership and responsibility. Work inarapidly growing domain atthe intersection ofTravel Tech and AI. Collaborate with atop-tier engineering team— all members are senior-level and highly independent. Responsibilities Overseeing team well-being, performance, and professional growth of9+engineers Leading hiring efforts and scaling the team to16engineers Coordinating daily activities and ensuring cross-pod alignment Tracking project delivery toensure on-time, high-quality outcomes Removing obstacles and fostering team autonomy Translating the CTO's priorities into actionable context for engineers Preserving ahigh-trust, low-bureaucracy culture asthe team grows Making operational decisions, including task allocation and pod structure Providing weekly updates and reports tothe CTO Must-haves: Managing engineering teams (10-20+ engineers, senior teams preferred) Servant leader mindset — You enable and remove blockers, you don't control ormicromanage Startup experience — You've worked infast-moving, chaotic environments where things change quickly Comfortable with AI-augmented development — You understandAI coding tools are the future, even ifyou don't code yourself Scaling experience — You've grown teams from 10to30+while maintaining culture Upper intermediate level ofEnglish Nice-to-haves: B2B SaaS orintegration/API product experience Travel/tourism industry knowledge Hired and managed engineers from multiple countries/cultures J-18808-Ljbffr