Software Development Manager

Hello We are Volotea, the airline of small and mid-sized cities in Europe.

Volotea Technology is the digital engine behind one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines. From our HQs in Barcelona and our distributed software engineering teams worldwide, we build the platform that power millions of passengers each year. With a rapidly evolving tech landscape and an ambitious roadmap ahead, we are growing our engineering organisation and looking for outstanding software leaders who want to help shape the next generation of travel technology at Volotea. As a Software Development Manager you will lead our Engineering Managers and Software Engineers ensuring fast, reliable and high quality delivery across all technology areas.

🚀 Take off with us Your journey starts here.

How will it be to work with us?

- Mentor and develop engineering managers (internal and external), fostering a culture of ownership, accountability and technical excellence

- Craft and deliver complex technical solutions with engineering managers, ensuring feasibility, scalability and alignment with architecture standards

- Oversee execution and value delivery across all engineering teams, including digital product teams and IT implementations projects

- Drive predictable, stable and measurable delivery supported by objective engineering KPIs

- Partner closely with product, IT business areas, architecture, AM and QA to ensure coordinated and effective execution of the technology roadmap

- Ensure high engineering standards across the delivery lifecycle while fostering a modern culture of automation, cloud, CI/CD and AI assisted development

- Define capacity, organisation and planning for engineering teams, ensuring the right talent, skills and resources

- Define the vision and strategy for the Software Development area, aligned with Technology leadership and the Digital Product team

Why join us?

🚀Redefine what’s possible – Shape the future

At Volotea, every position matters. Your role isn’t just about tasks—it’s about driving excellence and influencing strategic goals at the highest level. We believe in healthy ambition paired with humility, where participation and collaboration open the door to innovation and impact.

⚡Excellence that elevates your career Your daily work contributes directly to leadership objectives. We foster a culture of professional excellence, where ambition is balanced with humility, and every contribution makes a meaningful impact.

🎓Continuous learning & development

We invest in your growth through training programs in leadership, office tools, and languages. Strengthen your skills, expand your knowledge, and prepare for the next step in your career journey.

✈️ Travel the world for less

Enjoy exclusive deals with 180+ airlines—fly with your family for up to 4-5 times less than standard fares, just covering airport taxes. Weekend getaways or global adventures? You decide

🏙 A prime location in Barcelona – And no, we’re not located at the airport

You may not have seen us at Barcelona Airport, but there’s a reason for that—you’ll understand when you get to know us 😉 Our HQ is in a top area, surrounded by great restaurants, shops, and services.

🌍AGlobal team In our diverse, multicultural environment, your ideas and contributions are valued. Together, we create meaningful impact by combining ambition with respect, innovation with humility, and teamwork with excellence.

❤️Inspiring values

We rely on solid values that inspire how we collaborate, lead, and grow together. Safety, Cost Focus, Client-Conscious, Quick Learning Caring

📝Benefits that support your journey

Customize your benefits plan: allocate part of your salary to dining, transport, or health insurance—tax-free, so you save more for what you love.

🧘♀️Well-being is fundamental

Enjoy discounted gym memberships, free fresh fruit, and coffee to keep you energized.

🎉Work hard, Play hard

We love bringing people together with events like: 🎭 Carnival parties 🎢 Trips to Port Aventura 🎿 Ski getaways 🏃 Running clubs 🏓 Paddle & ping-pong tournaments

We’re an active, social team—there’s always something happening

🚀Ready to join us?

What will make you succeed in this position

- More than 10 years of professional experience in software development and enterprise applications.

- At least 3 years directly managing engineering managers or tech leads.

- Strong understanding of agile methodologies and a mature DevOps culture.

- Experience working in hybrid delivery models combining product oriented and project based delivery is a plus.

- Strong technical knowledge of Angular, .NET Core, MAUI, Umbraco and REST APIs.

- Solid experience with CI/CD, kubernetes, cloud platforms and IaC.

- Excellent communication and influencing skills, especially in complex or cross functional environments.

- Proven ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders.

- Demonstrated commitment in staying up to date with the latest technologies and engineering trends.

- Degree in computer science, telecommunications engineering or a related technical field.

- Fluent written and spoken English.

Learn more about working at Volotea HQ

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Volotea is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit diverse candidates. Our goal is to continuously improve and sustain an inclusive culture by attracting, developing, and engaging the best talent in our industry.

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