Senior DevOps Engineer (m/f/d)

Explore a new world of possibilities:

At HomeToGo, we’re on a mission to make incredible accommodation easily accessible for everyone. Our team is united by a passion for travel, driven by innovation and impact, and guided by open-minded leaders at every level. Our commitment to recognizing and empowering exceptional talent is the foundation of our growth. We are actively hiring candidates from all around the world, including sponsoring visas for Germany. An amazing journey of opportunity with an international team lies ahead - join us!

 

Your future contribution:

We are seeking a  Senior DevOps Engineer to lead our efforts in transforming our legacy infrastructure into a modern, scalable, and efficient ecosystem. This role involves not only hands-on technical work but also a significant focus on mentoring others on DevOps practices. You will be instrumental in embedding a DevOps culture across the organization and ensuring best practices are followed.

 

Our current infrastructure relies heavily on AWS, with many services running on EC2 instances. We are committed to modernizing our infrastructure to leverage the full potential of AWS services. As we embark on this transformation, we aim to foster a DevOps culture within our organization. If you are passionate about infrastructure as code, automation, and mentoring others, we want you on our team.

 

How you’ll add value:

• Infrastructure Modernization: Lead the migration of services from EC2 instances to fully utilize AWS services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
• DevOps Culture Advocacy: Champion the adoption of DevOps practices within the team and across the organization, promoting automation, continuous integration, and continuous deployment.
• Mentorship and Training: Provide guidance and mentorship to team members and stakeholders, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Conduct workshops, training sessions, and code reviews.
• Automation: Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform. Ensure automated configuration and management of environments.
• Kubernetes Management: Oversee the deployment, management, and scaling of applications on Kubernetes.
• Collaboration: Work closely with development and other operational teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of services.
• Monitoring and Optimization: Implement monitoring solutions to ensure system health and performance. Proactively identify and address potential issues and bottlenecks.
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure, processes, and procedures.

 

You’ll be successful in this role if you:

• Demonstrate Technical Proficiency:
• Extensive experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Proficiency in Terraform infrastructure as code.
• Scripting and automation skills (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Exhibit Leadership and Mentorship: Proven track record of mentoring and guiding colleagues, with excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Are a Proactive Problem-Solver: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to addressing challenges.
• Implement DevOps Best Practices: Deep understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and automation.
• Promote a Shift-left Mentality & DevOps Transformation: Experience in moving from a "Ops & Dev" environment to a fully automated and self-service model

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS certification (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect).
• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)

 

Note: We operate a rolling recruitment approach  - no deadlines, just opportunities. Should the volume of applications become too high, we might briefly remove this posting to provide our hiring team the space for thorough and unbiased review. The role will be made available again if we decide we’re still looking for the right fit.

 

Why HomeToGo?

Your journey with HomeToGo is a two way street - we’ve got you covered! We offer a diverse variety of benefits to enable your career development and make HomeToGo a great place to work, including:

• The essentials: Competitive compensation package, visa sponsorship & relocation assistance*, full IT support & equipment, corporate benefits, modern offices, 27 paid vacation days a year (+ one additional day per year of employment until 32)
• Career growth: 360° feedback, open feedback culture, buddy and mentorship programs from an international team of passionate industry experts 
• Personal development: German & Lithuanian language courses, internal and external workshops & trainings, company & team events, Gympass, clubs & sports (e.g. volleyball, running, yoga classes), psychological support
• Startup spirit: Driven by our Leadership Principles: We are fast, nimble, and results-driven - embodying a startup mentality even as a global, public company. We encourage ownership and enable each other to succeed
• Flexible work approach: Office-led and remote friendly approach; employees are offered remote work flexibility for up to 50% of the year, including work from abroad benefits. Plus, access to a  Travel Industry Card 
• Climate action: Committed to being a pioneer in green travel: We’ve achieved an industry-leading “Low Risk” ESG Rating (16), awarded by Morningstar Sustainalytics, and are a proud member of Leaders for Climate Action
• And so much more…

*Certain conditions apply

About us:

HomeToGo is the SaaS-enabled marketplace with the world's largest selection of vacation rentals, listing millions of offers from thousands of trusted partners, including Booking.com, Vrbo and TripAdvisor. From vacation homes, cabins, beach houses, apartments, condos, house boats, castles, farm stays and everything in between, HomeToGo combines price, destination, dates and amenities to find the perfect accommodation for any trip worldwide.

Founded in 2014, HomeToGo operates localized apps & websites in 25 countries across Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Asia-Pacific. HomeToGo also operates brands such as Agriturismo.it, AMIVAC, atraveo, Casamundo, CaseVacanza.it, e-domizil, EscapadaRural, Kurzurlaub, Kurz Mal Weg, Tripping.com and Wimdu.

HomeToGo is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring and nurturing exceptional talent, representing various backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We are authentically candid and open-minded, fostering a safe environment for diverse opinions. Our hiring decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We do not discriminate against race, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, political, ideological or religious views, disability or age.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a workforce of equality and diversity at HomeToGo and to provide opportunities to everyone. We therefore welcome your application even if you aren't completely confident that your experiences fit the job description criteria. We would really love to get to know you!