We're On the Beach Since 2003, we've been rewriting the rules of how people discover, book, and experience their perfect getaway. What started as connecting people to short-haul beach holidays has evolved into something much bigger - premium beach destinations, long-haul adventures, and vibrant city breaks – and that's just the beginning of our story.
We send around two million holidaymakers on their dream breaks every year. And we're still growing.
Powered by our deep-rooted entrepreneurial spirit, proprietary tech, curiosity and our incredible people, we're accelerating - delivering best in class technology, the ultimate holiday app, and experiences that keep our customers coming back for more.
Ready to build the future of travel with us?
About the Role
We're looking for a Software Engineering Manager to be part of our Inventory Engineering Team, responsible for supplier integrations, inventory management, and booking reliability.
This high-impact role balances team leadership (75%) and hands-on contribution (25%), driving both technical execution and operational excellence while scaling a world-class engineering team.
What you'll be doing day to day
We've been transforming how we acquire, manage, and distribute travel inventory, moving from fragmented supplier integrations to a unified, scalable platform. While we've made great progress, there's still plenty to optimize.
Our platform powers supplier connectivity, data acquisition, distribution, and booking workflows, ensuring fresh, high-quality inventory with minimal latency. Built on C# .NET and AWS, it supports a fast-moving, high-traffic environment.
We're looking for a Software Engineering Manager to be part of our Inventory Engineering Team, responsible for supplier integrations, inventory management, and booking reliability.
This high-impact role balances team leadership (75%) and hands-on contribution (25%), driving both technical execution and operational excellence while scaling a world-class engineering team.
* Leading and growing a team of engineers, mentoring and guiding them to deliver high-quality software.
* Owning the technical strategy for inventory management, ensuring scalability, resilience, and performance.
* Working closely with cross-functional teams to improve supplier integrations, enhance data freshness, and streamline booking processes.
* Championing engineering best practices, from CI/CD to monitoring and incident response.
* Making hands-on contributions when needed, reviewing code, guiding system design, and tackling complex technical challenges.
You'll be a great addition to our team if you have the following skills, knowledge and experience
Experience leading high-performing engineering teams, ideally in a high-scale, distributed environment.
* Strong technical background in C# .NET with experience building cloud-native services (AWS).
* Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines for scalable and automated deployments.
* Understanding of GraphQL and modern API-driven architectures.
* Strong focus on observability and monitoring, ensuring system reliability and performance.
* Knowledge of internet scale real-time data processing, supplier integrations, and transactional systems.
* A pragmatic approach to balancing technical debt, product velocity, and operational reliability.
* Passion for both people development and hands-on technical leadership.
* Comfortable working in an environment where data-driven decision-making and experimentation drive improvements.
What to expect from our interview process
We'll start with a call with our Talent Team and then run a 3 stage interview process, All on Microsoft Teams.
We want to make sure everybody has the opportunity to perform at their best. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process please let the Talent Acquisition team know and they will be happy to assist.
Ways of working
Our full time hours are 37.5 per week, but we don't have rigid working hours so you can find the working pattern that's right for you. We have core working hours between 10am - 4pm, so we can collaborate and enjoy the social side of work.
We also have hybrid working so we all work from home and from our Aeroworks office in Manchester City Centre. You'll be in the office one day every two weeks, and you're more than welcome to come in more if you'd like.
Our benefits
We might be biased but we think our colleagues are pretty great. They're the people that have made On the Beach what it is today and continue to make it vibrant and successful tomorrow. That's why we offer a competitive benefits package, known as our Beach Perks, to all On the Beach colleagues.
These include:
* 25 days holiday plus your birthday off
* Generous discount on holidays, plus you will receive 2 extra days annual leave on top of your holiday allowance to use whilst you're away on your On the Beach package holiday
* Access to Learnerbly learning platform, plus workshops, courses and professional qualifications
* Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption pay, plus other family friendly support
* Employee Assistance Programme and free access to counselling
* Simplyhealth Optimise Health Plan
* Company Sick Pay scheme
* Regular wellbeing events
* Gym discount
* Share Incentive Plan (SIP)
* Death in Service cover
* Onsite subsidised coffee shop
* The Sandbox (our very own bar)
* Food and drink discounts across a number of venues in Manchester City Centre
* Regular social events
* Cycle to Work scheme