Development Lead

Quick Facts

• Development Lead responsible for end-to-end product development for a squad
• Leads agile Value Stream delivery and elevates team capability through mentorship and architectural excellence
• Works with a Product Manager on shared end-to-end ownership for delivery and KPIs

Description

In Goelett’s two-in-a-box model, the Development Lead owns end-to-end product development, leads the agile Value Stream, and supports delivery through hands-on mentorship and architectural guidance. The role partners with a Product Manager to share end-to-end ownership for delivery, KPIs, and team outcomes.

What you will be doing:

• Own end-to-end product development for the squad: design, guide, and deliver features solving customer problems, working backwards from user needs to technical solutions
• Lead the Value Stream within the Goelett Product House: ensure alignment with group engineering and product standards; collaborate with Product Managers to set goals, manage sprints, drive and improve team metrics, and ensure quality delivery through effective mentorship
• Collaborate closely with QA teams in other locations to ensure continuous delivery and 12-hour development cycles
• Be accountable for key delivery metrics such as cycle time, release quality, and customer adoption
• Eliminate customer pain points: fix bugs, analyze root causes, resolve technical debt, and address security, scalability, and performance issues to maintain product reliability and customer trust
• Drive technical excellence: provide architectural guidance, design system components, prepare technical specifications, and develop comprehensive testing strategies to ensure quality at scale
• Validate and innovate: perform technology analysis, proof-of-concepts, and system evaluations to identify opportunities and reduce risk before customer impact
• Deploy and scale solutions: ensure seamless product deployment on existing environments while designing for future growth and evolving customer demands
• Build engineering capability: foster best practices, share knowledge, and develop team skills to increase velocity and deliver customer value faster

What we're looking for:

• Experience in agile product development environment
• 3+ years of team management and/or system design experience
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent education or experience
• Extensive knowledge of used technologies:
  • Backend: C#, .Net, Entity Framework, SQL
  • Frontend: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SCSS, Angular JS, Angular
• Extensive knowledge of used tools: Visual Studio, MS SQL Server, Azure DevOps, Azure Cloud, Docker, Redis
• Extensive knowledge of topics in software design and architecture, software testing, system integration and system administration
• Working knowledge of continuous integration / continuous delivery
• Working knowledge of information security and privacy
• Understanding of product management, UX/UI design, IT service management
• Customer obsession
• Agile expertise, systems thinking, and strong collaboration skills
• Knowledge of the concept “Working Backwards”

Benefits

• Opportunity to make an impact working for the top user-centric company in the travel business
• Career sprints driving your development inside Goelett
• The manager who will take care of your development and support you through the way
• Birthday holiday (extra day off to celebrate with family and friends)
• Volunteering day off (initiatives to support local communities, animals and planet)
• Medical care/Multisport
• Language courses