Development Manager

This role is eligible for our hybrid work model: Two days in-office.

Our Technology team is the backbone of our company: constantly creating, testing, learning and iterating to better meet the needs of our customers. If you thrive in a fast-paced, ideas-led environment, you’re in the right place.

Why this job’s a big deal:

Search is one of the most critical experiences in travel. Every query, every ranking decision, and every millisecond of latency directly impacts customer experience and revenue.

As a Development Manager for the Search Platform team, you will lead the engineering organization responsible for:

• Led full-stack development across React (FE), Node.js and Java (BE), building scalable, high-performance web and API-driven platforms.

• Search results retrieval

• Sorting and ranking systems

• ML-based scoring services

• The Unified Search orchestration layer that coordinates multiple verticals and services into a seamless customer experience

You will shape the technical foundation that powers scalable, reliable, and intelligent search experiences across markets and products. This role has significant influence over platform architecture, cross-team integrations, and long-term search strategy.

We are looking for a strong technical leader who can drive platform evolution, solve complex distributed systems challenges, and build high-performing engineering teams.

In this role you will get to:

• Provide constructive feedback and influence the performance and career development of high-performing backend and ML engineers.

• Hire, mentor, and grow engineering talent while fostering a culture of accountability and technical excellence.

• Own and lead the Search Results Platform, including: Search results retrieval systems, Sorting and ranking frameworks, Scoring services and ML model integration, API services powering search experiences, Experimentation and A/B testing capabilities

• Drive architectural decisions to ensure scalability, reliability, performance, and low latency.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, Analytics, and other engineering teams to translate business strategy into scalable technical solutions.

• Decide with senior management in developing long-term technology road maps and execution of existing initiatives.

• Lead multiple concurrent initiatives including planning, prioritization, estimation, and delegation.

• Improve operational excellence through monitoring, incident management, and performance optimization.

• Enforce accountability for the quality of software that is created.

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience.

• Proven leader in hiring, mentoring, coaching, and performance management of engineering teams.

• Engineering leader managing full-stack and frontend teams ( Java, React, Node.js), delivering scalable web platforms, search systems, and ML-driven personalization solutions.

• Strong experience building and scaling distributed backend systems.

• Expert knowledge of Java, /or Python and API/Webservices best practices.

• Experience building or leading search, ranking, or relevance-driven platforms (e.g., Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Solr or similar).

• Familiarity with ML-based scoring systems and integrating models into production services.

• Experience driving development of high-scale, high-throughput systems and system integrations.

• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment and remove barriers to execution.

• Strong collaborator who can drive alignment across engineering and business stakeholders.

• Demonstrated history of living Priceline’s values: Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability, and Trust.

• #LI-JB1 #LI-Hybrid

There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. In addition to a competitive base salary, certain roles may be eligible for an annual bonus and/or equity grant.

The salary range for this position is $130,000 – $155,000.

Who we are

Our success as one of the biggest players in online travel is all thanks to our incredible, dedicated team of talented employees. Priceliners are focused on being the best travel deal makers in the world, motivated by our passion to help everyone experience the moments that matter most in their lives. Whether it’s a dream vacation, your cousin’s graduation, or your best friend’s wedding - we make travel affordable and accessible to our customers. 

Our culture is unique and inspiring (that’s what our employees tell us). We’re a grown-up, startup. We deliver the excitement of a new venture, without the struggles and chaos that can come with a business that hasn’t stabilized.  

We’re on the cutting edge of innovative technologies. We keep the customer at the center of all that we do. Our ability to meet their needs relies on the strength of a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity and collaboration.

Priceline is part of the Booking Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKNG) family of companies, a highly profitable global online travel company with a market capitalization of over $80 billion. Our sister companies include Booking.com, BookingGo, Agoda, Kayak and OpenTable. 

If you want to be part of something truly special, check us out! 

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