Lead Engineer – AI

Lead Engineer – AI & Personalization (Travel Things) - (Hybrid) Join to apply for the Lead Engineer – AI & Personalization (Travel Things) - (Hybrid) role at eDreams ODIGEO Lead Engineer – AI & Personalization (Travel Things) - (Hybrid) 5 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Lead Engineer – AI & Personalization (Travel Things) - (Hybrid) role at eDreams ODIGEO Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Direct message the job poster from eDreams ODIGEO Senior Tech Talent Acquisition. Growing @eDreams ODIGEO Tech Hubs As you contemplate your future, you might be asking yourself, what's the next step? Start your journey with usWe're seeking an experienced Lead Engineer – AI & Personalization to join our Travel Things Team in our Barcelona, Madrid or Milan (hybrid) to optimize the funnel experience, conversion & Revenue Optimization through the personalization. If you're ready to soar, we're ready to take you there.Why eDreams ODIGEOJoin the world’s leading travel subscription platform and one of the largest e-commerce businesses in Europe.Millions of customers every year across 44 markets – 5 brands – 7M members in PrimeMore than 100 million searches per day - Up to 6 billion daily AI predictions(e1)Over 1,700 employees – More than 60 different nationalities from all continents – 99% permanent contracts - 36 average ageWe're the world’s leading travel subscription platform and one of the largest e-commerce businesses in Europe. We are a tech company revolutionising the travel booking experience through our consumer insight, innovative technology, market leadership, and Prime, the world's first travel subscription programWhat you will do:The Role's Key Responsibilities and TasksAt eDreams ODIGEO, we are building a personalized and intelligent travel experience for more than 20 million customers every year. We believe the future of travel lies in hyper-personalization, real-time decisioning, and AI-driven product experiences — and we’re looking for an outstanding Lead Engineer to help us get there.As a Lead Engineer in our Travel Things product area, you will guide a cross-functional team responsible for shaping and creating capabilities about how we sell and optimize products that make trips better — such as seats, bags, insurance, guarantees, car rental and private transport, and more.You’ll be at the heart of our strategy to:Increase conversion in our booking funnel through smarter user journeys. Grow revenue margin per booking by leveraging AI and machine learning to personalize the offer at every step. Leverage on real time data for covering the customer specific needs tailoring the offer of our products portfolio. What You’ll Be Doing:Lead a high-performing team of backend and frontend web engineers, fostering growth, ownership, and technical excellence. Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and UX designers to create, validate and deliver high-impact product features. Drive the adoption of machine learning models, AI systems, and personalization frameworks into customer-facing features. Ensure engineering quality through technical design reviews, code reviews, and setting high standards for testing and delivery. Measure, understand and improve the team performance constantly keeping our high-performance team standards high. Mentor and coach engineers, helping them grow in both their technical and leadership paths. Align closely with other engineering teams across the company to ensure a strong technical strategy and consistent delivery cadence. What you need to succeed:Good to haveBring your unique perspective, speak up, and offer disruptive solutions. You'll have the opportunity to learn and grow while making a real impact on our team. Here's what you need to succeed:Proven experience as a Lead Engineer with tech leadership, ideally in B2C or product-led organizations. Previous knowledge or strong interest and/or hands-on experience applying machine learning or AI to product problems. Experience integrating ML models into production systems or working closely with data scientists is a big plus. Solid understanding of personalization strategies (e.g. recommendations, targeting, contextual relevance) and how they impact conversion or monetization. Ability to break down complex systems and make pragmatic decisions that drive business impact. Experience building distributed systems and REST APIs. A product mindset: you care deeply about solving real user problems and measuring outcomes. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills — you’re comfortable driving conversations with Product, Design, Data Science and directly reporting to Directors. Track record of driving initiatives that had measurable impact on funnel performance or revenue KPIs. Preferred QualificationsExperience with Applied AI Tools: Demonstrated comfort using practical AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or other AI-powered coding assistants. Experimentation Mindset: Curiosity and eagerness to explore, experiment with, and integrate emerging AI-driven solutions into software development workflows. AI-Enhanced Problem Solving: Ability to effectively leverage AI tools to debug code, streamline development processes, and enhance productivity. Adaptability and Learning Agility: Enthusiastic about continuously learning and quickly adapting to new AI features and capabilities. Collaboration with AI: Experience or interest in collaborating closely with AI tools as “pair programmers” to complement traditional software development practices. What’s in it for you?The best talent deserves the best benefitsAt eDO, we want you to be a part of our success story and great culture.Here’s what we offer:A rewarding Compensation package Prime Plus membership, Competitive salary and benefits package, including flexible benefits, performance-based bonuses, birthday day off, discounts and partnerships, relocation support and the possibility of choosing your equipment and, even better, keeping it for free after 3 years. Continuous learning to fuel your growth and explore new horizons Learn and grow with free Coursera access, soft skills workshops, tech training, leadership development, and more. Plus, enjoy a great onboarding program. Grow opportunities to empower your career, and unleash your potential Personalised career paths and the eVOLVE Program will help you discover, grow, and thrive. Internal mobility opportunities let you pursue horizontal career changes and promotions. Your Well-being is our Priority. Embrace Freedom and Flexibility At eDO, we value flexibility, employee care, and transparency. We offer a hybrid home-office model focused on outcome, not time-in-seat. You’ll be able to find the right work-personal life balance that suits you best. Work hard, party hard We believe in having fun and connecting with colleagues Join eDO for after-work events, padel tournaments, parties, and more. Create communities based on your passions, like sports and music. Come to work as you are, with no dress code, and enjoy free fruit, coffee, and tea at our offices. Enjoy a dynamic and healthy environment Be innovative, take risks, and share your ideas. Our diverse and open-minded teams support high performance, learning, and growth. You’ll work in an Agile Mindset environment with recognition at our core. Wanna take a peek into what it’s like to work at eDO? Follow us on LinkedIn and discover more about life at eDOIf you are ready for a career opportunity with unmatched benefits, continuous learning, and a supportive work-life balance, look no further Take your career to new destinations by applying now and help our diverse, inclusive, and passionate team shape the future of travel.Apply nowWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Our people are the key to our success. Each one of them is unique in their own way and the respect for their uniqueness is and will always be a passion and motivation. Don’t meet every requirement? 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