Principal Devops Engineer

Lodgify
Lodgify
Barcelona, SpainremoteCompetitivePermanentRemote: Remote
Lodgify

Principal Devops Engineer

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Who we are
Lodgify is a fast-growing scale-up company leading the vacation rental industry. Backed by $30M in funding, our platform empowers property owners and managers worldwide to efficiently manage and grow their business through technology.
Headquartered in sunny Barcelona, we're now a team of 380+ people representing over 60 nationalities, united by a passion for transforming the future of short-term rentals.

⭐ Role Overview

As a Principal DevOps Engineer at Lodgify, you will drive the strategic direction and architectural excellence of our infrastructure, platform, and DevOps practices. You will ensure our infrastructure decisions align with business goals, enable software delivery at scale, and uphold the highest standards of reliability, security, performance, and cost efficiency.

Scope & impact

This is an interdomain role (outside the boundaries of individual squads). You will guide teams and strategic initiatives across the organization, settle technical disagreements, evaluate emerging technologies, and maintain oversight of architectural quality and operational excellence across the platform, designing for today's needs and future (10x) growth.

⭐ How will you make an impact?

  • Set strategy & lead initiatives: Define and drive long-term infrastructure/platform strategy aligned with business objectives and R&D needs; lead cross-org initiatives (e.g., multi-cloud strategy, disaster recovery architecture, platform modernization).

  • Architect for scale & resilience: Design robust, scalable, secure architectures; run architectural reviews to identify systemic issues/tech debt and optimization opportunities; define rollout strategies for high-impact changes (DB migrations, Kubernetes upgrades, network redesigns) to ensure continuity.

  • Elevate developer experience: Evolve internal developer platforms and tools (self-service infrastructure, golden paths/paved roads); establish IaC + GitOps standards and reusable patterns that balance productivity, safety, compliance, and cost.

  • Raise reliability & performance standards: Establish org-wide reliability practices (SLOs/SLIs/error budgets); drive observability/alerting strategy; reduce toil and improve MTTR through automation and self-healing; identify bottlenecks and implement efficiency improvements.

  • Security & compliance by design: Lead platform-wide security and compliance evolutions (zero trust, encryption in transit/at rest, regulatory compliance); strengthen controls (segmentation, secrets, access, vulnerability management) and secure the software supply chain.

  • Cost accountability (FinOps): Improve cost visibility and governance; identify cost optimizations across cloud, databases, and services without compromising reliability or performance.

  • Influence & grow talent: Coach DevOps Engineers, Senior DevOps Engineers, and Tech Leads; contribute to promotion committees; build learning paths and knowledge-sharing for the infrastructure community.

  • Incident leadership: Provide escalation support for complex incidents; lead post-incident reviews and drive improvements to incident response processes and tooling.

⭐ What makes you a great fit?

  • Expert-level knowledge of cloud platforms (GCP/AWS), Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code (Pulumi/Terraform), and modern DevOps practices

  • Hands-on experience with platform engineering at scale (developer platforms, paved roads, self-service)
  • Proven ability to design large-scale, distributed systems, balancing complexity, reliability, and cost

  • Track record in translating business objectives into infrastructure strategy and technical roadmaps

  • Strong leadership through influence (guiding multiple teams without direct authority)

  • Excellent communication in English (written and verbal), able to explain complex technical topics to mixed audiences

  • Systems thinking: understanding of how infrastructure, applications, data, and security interact across the stack

  • Expert-level troubleshooting and problem-solving in ambiguous, high-impact environments

  • Deep awareness of industry trends and best practices (cloud, DevOps, platform engineering)

  • Advanced certifications (e.g., Google Cloud Professional Architect, AWS SA Professional, CKA/CKAD/CKS, security certifications).

Why you'll love us:
You'll be part of a growing, dynamic company with a truly international team. At Lodgify, we are full of contagious energy, hard work, and passion for what we do. We celebrate diversity and are proud to acknowledge a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills in our team; committed to creating a workplace where everyone is heard and feels a sense of belonging.
What's in it for you?*
🏠 The freedom to work from home any day that works for you.
🌴 Enjoy 25 working days of paid vacation and Jornada Intensiva in August.
💊 Top-notch Cigna health insurance (includes travel insurance, dental plan, psychologist and we cover pre-existing conditions too).
😋 Save on meals! Enjoy a monthly allowance of 150€ and, in addition, a Flexible Remuneration plan with up to 70€. Plus, enjoy a 50% discount on Ametller's prepared dishes to level up your mealtime!
🚇 Flexible Remuneration options for your transportation needs.
🖥️ Elevate your workspace. We provide a home-office setup allowance to ensure you have everything you need for a productive and comfortable work environment.
🇪🇸 Free Spanish classes.
🤑 Boost your earning potential with our referral program that offers paid compensation.
🌟 Fuel your day with a daily office breakfast buffet and join our monthly events like football tournaments, wine tastings, hikes, kayaking and more!
🎯 Work in a dynamic environment with offices fully equipped for fun with ping pong, foosball, surrounded by an international team of +60 nationalities.
*Benefits offered may differ based on the type of contract that is issued
So, what are you waiting for?
All applications and CVs must be submitted in English 😉

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