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Engineering Manager
·Israel
On-siteFull-timeEngineering ManagementHospitality
Lead a cross-functional team of ~10 engineers and QA to own development, maintenance, and modernization of a legacy on-premise hospitality platform. Drive AI adoption, process improvements, and architectural changes while ensuring reliability.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a cross-functional team of approximately 10 developers and QA engineers
- Develop, mentor, and grow team members professionally and personally
- Drive performance improvements and elevate engineering standards
- Build a culture of accountability, ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Own the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the core product
- Drive architectural improvements and long-term modernization initiatives
- Establish and enforce engineering best practices, code quality standards, and review processes
- Improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability
- Identify technical debt and create practical strategies for reducing it while preserving business continuity
- Lead the introduction of AI-powered development practices and tools
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, and delivery speed through AI and automation
- Drive automation initiatives across development, testing, and release processes
- Improve testing efficiency through automated testing and regression frameworks
- Evaluate and introduce modern technologies, methodologies, and tools that enhance development effectiveness
- Champion continuous improvement and modernization within a legacy technology environment
- Work closely with Product Management, Customer Support, Professional Services, Project Management, and Customer Success teams
- Translate business requirements into effective technical solutions
- Balance customer needs, business priorities, platform stability, and long-term technical improvements
- Support strategic decision-making regarding product evolution and roadmap execution
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience managing software development teams
- Proven experience leading teams of 8+ employees
- Demonstrated success in driving performance improvements and building high-performing teams
- Experience working in medium to large-scale software organizations
- Strong technical background with the ability to mentor senior engineers
- Experience managing complex, business-critical systems
- Track record of improving development processes, engineering quality, and operational efficiency
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead organizational and technological change in complex environments
Nice to have
- Experience with PowerBuilder
- Experience leading large-scale legacy software platforms
- Experience working with on-premises enterprise systems
- Background in ERP, PMS, or other enterprise business systems
- Experience in low-level development, systems programming, or highly complex technical environments
- Experience leading modernization and transformation initiatives
- Experience implementing AI-assisted development practices
- Experience managing teams with highly experienced senior engineers
- Hospitality or Hotel Tech industry experience