Engineering Manager, RoomPriceGenie
Algorithms Team
€100-110k
Smart pricing for hotels
Job no longer available
Smart pricing for hotels
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
€100-110k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To bring you the best possible pricing with the least possible work.
Role
Who you are
- Strong software engineering background with a track record of building and operating production systems, ideally with depth in backend and data-intensive or algorithmic domains
- At least 5 years of experience, with several years genuinely managing engineers, including performance management. This is a role for an experienced manager, not a first step into leadership
- Experience growing or managing other managers, for example an Associate Engineering Manager or Team Leads, is a plus
- A strong product mindset with the confidence to challenge Product. You enjoy defining problems and validating solutions with PMs and you are comfortable disagreeing, proposing alternatives and driving them to a decision
- Technically credible and willing to get hands-on when the team needs it, while spending most of your time leading rather than in the code day to day
- Comfortable with our stack: Python/Django on the backend, with a data stack around Snowflake, dbt and Dagster. Exposure to forecasting, modelling or data engineering is a strong plus
- Strong grasp of system design, architecture and engineering best practices
- Excellent communication and leadership: you create clarity, trust and accountability, with a servant-leadership mindset toward your team
- You look beyond your own team and enjoy driving technical improvements that raise the bar across the wider Product and Engineering org
- Fluent in English and based in a European time zone (UTC+0 to UTC+2)
What the job involves
- As an Engineering Manager for the Algorithms team (Revenue Management Engine) at RoomPriceGenie, you will build and lead the team behind the core of our product: the pricing and forecasting engine that automatically prices rooms for thousands of hotels
- This is the algorithmic and data heart of RoomPriceGenie, spanning the pricing algorithm, the forecasting models and the data pipelines that feed them
- This is a leadership role
- Your focus is the team: delivery, people and the connection to product goals
- You stay technically credible and close to the work through design and code review, and you get hands-on when the team needs it, but you are not coding day to day
- You balance delivery speed with long-term technical health and build an environment of trust and accountability
- The role also reaches beyond your own team: we want you leading the way on technical improvements at the Product and Engineering department level, things like engineering processes and operational excellence, as a hands-on driver
- You will work closely with a Product Manager and report to the Senior Engineering Manager
- A core part of the job is turning a complex, data-heavy domain into reliable, measurable outcomes: shipping model and pipeline improvements, proving their impact through backtesting and clear quality metrics, and keeping pricing runs dependable at scale
- We expect you to be a genuine partner to Product, able to challenge and shape what gets built, not only how
- You will lead a team of 4 engineers (3 Senior and 1 Staff). The role may also grow to include an Associate Engineering Manager over time
- Build and lead a high-performing team across the pricing algorithm, forecasting and data pipelines, owning delivery, quality and the operational health of pricing runs
- Grow your people through regular 1:1s, feedback, performance reviews and career development
- Hire, onboard and develop engineers to keep the team balanced and strong
- Partner closely with Product and challenge them: push back on direction, bring your own point of view and drive changes to what the team builds, not just how it builds
- Translate business goals into clear engineering plans with measurable outcomes and realistic timelines. Use data (backtesting, model quality, before and after signals) to guide prioritisation
- Balance delivery velocity with technical sustainability, addressing debt, scalability and reliability as part of delivery rather than after it
- Provide technical oversight through design and code review, staying close enough to guide architecture and quality and to get hands-on when the team genuinely needs it
- Act as a buffer between the team and external pressure, keeping focus and healthy team dynamics
- Improve engineering processes and practices to increase clarity, alignment and predictable delivery
- Lead technical improvements beyond your own team, at the Product and Engineering department level, for example engineering processes and operational excellence. We want you hands-on and driving these, not only sponsoring them
Our take
Setting and managing room rates is a constant headache for small and medium-sized hotels. Even slight pricing errors can make the difference between profit and loss, and without expert knowledge, they're often left navigating this crucial aspect of their business blindfolded.
RoomPriceGenie's solution simplifies this process by providing an automated pricing system that leverages data analysis to optimise rates. By analysing data from up to 500 nearby properties, it allows hotel managers, even those without prior experience in price management systems, to make informed decisions and maximise revenue.
Recognising the potential of RoomPriceGenie, BADideas.fund invested heavily in the company, as did Five Elms Capital in 2025 with $75 million in VC funding. These votes of confidence, coupled with the company's global ambitions, arm RoomPriceGenie with the chance to capture a significant market share and revolutionise the way small and medium-sized hotels approach pricing.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Feb 2025
$75m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jul 2023
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $78.9m
Company benefits
- Chose to work 100% full remotely, or enjoy our co-working sponsorship.
- Team gatherings: Twice a year, we bring the whole global team together for a week of networking, work collaboration and some fun plus.
- Growth and Development: Every Genie is encouraged to a lifelong learning journey, and we support personal and professional development courses and training. Each year, Genies can get up to 3 extra days off to focus on their development.
- Celebrate your Birthday: Genies get the day off so they can celebrate on their terms.
- Wellbeing: Mental health is essential for us. Every Genie has access to Headspace, the worlds leading meditation app, to practice living a happy, healthier and more rested life.
- Flexible working hours: To help Genies balance their worklife relations, wherever reasonable and possible, we look to allow you the freedom to fit your work around your life.
- 1 team - 1 vision - 1 goal: All our Genies are aligned around our vision and goal and collaborate to make this happen – no wonder this gets rated at a 9.3 score on Glassdoor
- BetterHelp Support: We also offer BetterHelp, a professional online therapy and counseling platform, giving you additional support whenever you need it.
- Wellbeing Matters: Your mental health is a top priority. Every Genie gets access to Headspace, the leading meditation app, to help you cultivate a happier, healthier, and more zen life.
Company values
- We are customer centric: We understand our customer’s needs and care about the customer and their needs
- We take initiative and deliver excellence: We initiate, take responsibility for the execution and deliver excellence in our job
- We operate with respect & integrity: We are honest, open, ethical, and fair, and we always treat our colleagues, customers and partners with respect and integrity
- We work as a team and have fun: Work hard, play hard. Together with the team, we focus on and celebrate success, both the big and the small
- We move fast in the pursuit of growth: We act with urgency and courage, finding ways to grow ourselves and the company
Company HQ
Remote
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Leadership
Ari Andricopoulos
(Co-Founder & CSO)Graduated from ETH Zürich with a Masters in Management, Technology, and Economics. Before founding RoomPriceGenie they were a Partner at Dacharan Advisory.
Jörg Siegel
(Co-Founder & CTO)Graduated from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology with a Master of Science.
Marvin Speh
(Co-Founder)Graduated from the University of St. Gallen with a Bachelor in Business Administration.
Chas Scarantino
(CEO)Moved from the US to Portugal to become RoomPriceGenie’s CEO after serving as Chief Revenue Officer at Gravity Sketch.
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