Senior Engineering Manager, Ruby on Rails

ABOUT US

Indie Campers, the go-to campervan Marketplace, is on a mission of making road trips available to everyone. Thanks to its digital approach and customer-centric orientation, Indie Campers has developed a strong booking experience and high-quality road trips at affordable prices. 

With over one million nights rented through our travel platform, we have welcomed more than 300,000 travelers from 169 countries. We offer a comprehensive and expanding array of road trip possibilities: short-term RV rentals, long-term campervan subscriptions, and the possibility of buying one of our vehicles available for sale.

Rooted in a deep technological focus, our challenges are both exciting and demanding and require top talent and motivation to be successfully pursued. We are growing our team and looking for those interested in pursuing this dream with us and joining an ever-developing journey.

THE ROLE

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead the engineering efforts to scale our backend systems, ensuring they are secure, reliable, and highly performant. Reporting directly to the CTO, you will play a dual role of engineering leader and hands-on contributor (70/30), driving technical excellence while mentoring and growing a high-performing team.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

• Organizing and optimizing Indie Campers’ cloud infrastructure to enhance scalability and reliability.
• Tackling technical debt in areas such as database design, API architecture, and service design.
• Establishing full observability and control over backend systems to ensure robust operations.
• Designing and delivering new services that are scalable, secure, and aligned with business needs.
• Leading a multidisciplinary team, fostering collaboration and innovation.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Required Experience & Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in backend development, with a proven track record of managing and scaling large-scale tech systems (e.g., handling multimillion-dollar transactions and over 100k daily users).
• Demonstrated experience in leadership, including managing teams and being an individual contributor.
• Proficiency in Ruby on Rails; experience in Go, MLOps, or cybersecurity is a plus.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with fluency in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a CTO or head of engineering at a startup.
• Hands-on approach with ownership and a drive for excellence.
• A collaborative mindset, coupled with humility and self-awareness.

Key Characteristics:

• Ownership mindset and results-driven.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to inspire and develop a diverse engineering team.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

• Competitive compensation;
• We encourage your adventurous spirit with travel incentives, including a yearly €500 travel voucher and free use of our vans;
• You’ll enjoy an extra vacation day for your birthday, and our company’s birthday is also a holiday;
• Bi-annual performance reviews and tailored growth opportunities;
• An international environment with colleagues from over 54 nationalities;
• Frequent team events, both in-person and virtual;
• Support for your professional development with training opportunities and a yearly €1000 training voucher;
• Relocation bonus for candidates who aren't based in Lisbon.

This is a hybrid role in Lisbon, Portugal. People who are willing to relocate are welcome to apply.

Are you ready to Go Indie?