Head of Development
hace 17 horas
Barcelona
At Suntransfers, we make airport transfers seamless for millions of travelers worldwide every year. We know that getting to and from a holiday destination can be stressful, especially when traveling through an overseas airport or port. That’s why we exist: to ensure our customers reach their destination effortlessly and with a smile on their face. We provide a stress-free, enjoyable, and affordable experience, allowing customers to start and finish their trip in style,always supported by the best customer service. We’re a small, agile team where accountability, ownership, and storytelling aren’t just buzzwords, they’re how we work. Here, your contributions won’t be buried under layers of process; they’ll be visible, impactful, and essential to our growth. If you’re looking for a role where your decisions shape both the product and the business through technology, this is the place for you. We are also part of theCMAC Group, a leading managed ground transport provider across Europe. Together,we’rebuilding the future of travelexperiences,blending technology, flexibility, and operational excellence. Why this role matters At Suntransfers, wehelp millions of customers reach their destination smoothly. Behind every successful airport transfer,there’sa robust ecosystem of internal tools, partner connectivity, real-time data flows, and reliable APIs. As we scale and modernise our platform, we’re looking for a Head of Development to lead engineering teams and their execution across Suntransfers covering internal tools, operational platforms, APIs, and their evolution towards a modern, scalable architecture. This person willlead the engineering efforts behindour digital platforms and integrations,not onlymaintainingour current systems but also helping define the architecture and services that will shape our future.That includes working withCMAC’s development teamsto align roadmaps and architecture. What you will do This role is responsible for ensuring that engineering teams can deliver reliably, sustainably, and at speed. You’ll act as the bridge between Product strategy and technical execution, translating vision into delivery while building a strong, motivated, and accountable engineering organisation. Leadership in Product Organisation Lead engineering across Suntransfers including: web platforms, internal tools, platform, and APIs. Act as one of the four pillars of the Product Organization (Product, Design, Data, Technology), sharing equal responsibility for outcomes, quality, and business impact. Partner closely with Product and Design to shape solutions from discovery to delivery, ensuring technical feasibility, scalability, and long-term sustainability. Co-own product outcomes, balancing customer value with technical excellence. Build a strong engineering culture focused on ownership, accountability, pragmatism, and continuous improvement. Lead, mentor, and grow engineers across backend, devOps, platform, and digital product teams. Ensure clear ownership, healthy team structures, and sustainable, future-proof delivery across all engineering initiatives. Own and manage technical communication with third-party partners during integrations, ensuring alignment, clarity, and effective execution. Establish and evolve engineering best practices around development, testing, reviews, and continuous delivery. Own the technical evolution of Suntransfers’ backend platforms and API ecosystem, serving both internal products and external customers. Lead the transition from legacy systems towards a modern, composable, service-oriented architecture. Ensure systems are scalable, secure, observable, and maintainable. Define and maintain architectural standards, shared services, and integration patterns across teams. Reliability, Security & Compliance Own DevOps, infrastructure, CI/CD, reliability, observability, security, and incident management across all production systems. Ensure high availability, performance, operational excellence, and secure-by-design practices. Lead external security audits and compliance reviews (e.g. ISO27001), coordinating remediation plans with relevant stakeholders. Establish clear processes for monitoring, alerts, post-incident reviews, and access management. Partner with CMAC teams to align standards and tooling while preserving Suntransfers’ speed and autonomy. Current Stack Backend: PHP (Symfony), Node.js, .NET Frontend: React, and Vanilla JS. Infrastructure: K8s, AWS, Cloudflare. Data: MySQL, DynamoDB, and Redis. There are legacy projects that we want to move forward so we’re progressively moving to a composable, service-based architecture, with continuous delivery and improved observability About You Proven experience leading engineering teams with owner ship over delivery, quality, and technical direction. Strong backend/platform background, with solid experience in migrating platforms, and distributed systems. Comfortable owning DevOps, production reliability, security, and external audits in live environments. Confident engaging directly with customers and third-party partners on technical integrations and trade-offs. Effective collaborator within a Product Organisation, able to align with Product, Design, and Data around outcomes. What We Offer Flexible Work Setup. Hybrid work model with home and office days. Competitive Salary & Benefits. Including 24 days of paid holiday, plus your birthday off and Private Health Insurance. International & Collaborative Culture. Work in a young, multilingual team that values respect, teamwork, and a strong work ethic. Career Growth Opportunities.Suntransfersis part ofCMAC Group and ComfortDelGro, one of the largest land transport companies in the world. This gives you thebest of both worlds—the agility of a fast-growing team, with the stability and career opportunities of alarger, global group. Language Learning Support. Access to English and other European language classes, including German and French, to support your personal and professional growth. Work from Anywhere. Enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks a year. Referral Program. We believe in the power of great teams and strong networks. The best people to work with are often those we’ve worked with and enjoyed collaborating with in the past. Help us grow our team by referring great talent toSuntransfers, andearnrewards for bringing in people who share our values If this sounds like a good fit for you, apply now—we’re reviewing candidates on an ongoing basis! #J-18808-Ljbffr