Development Manager

Priceline • New York, NY

1d • $160,000 - $210,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Development Manager leads the Search and Discovery sub-team within Border Flight Technology, helping shape and deliver technology that supports customers as they search for and discover flight options. The role influences product direction, technical decisions, and the company’s technology strategy, while guiding engineering delivery and solving complex technical problems in a collaborative environment.

The manager owns the team’s full-stack solutions and works with partners across departments and senior leaders to translate business and product priorities into technical plans, roadmaps, and strategic initiatives. The role also leads multiple projects and supports engineers’ performance, growth, and career development while establishing practices for software quality, reliability, and maintainability.

Requirements

• A degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience leading and developing engineering teams through coaching, feedback, career development, and performance management.
• Strong proficiency in Java and experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, APIs, web services, and related development practices.
• Ability to analyze complex problems, evaluate options, and develop effective solutions in a changing environment.
• Experience designing, developing, or delivering scalable systems and integrations.
• Ability to build effective working relationships, collaborate across teams, and remove barriers to delivery.
• Demonstrates behaviours aligned with Priceline’s values of Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability, and Trust.
• Demonstrates integrity, sound judgment, and ethical decision-making in day-to-day work.
• Illustrated history of living the values necessary to Priceline: Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability and Trust.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with React.js, Node.js, and GraphQL.

Responsibilities

• Provide constructive feedback and support engineers’ performance, growth, and career development.
• Take ownership of the team’s full-stack solutions, contribute to technical decisions, and collaborate on cross-team initiatives.
• Collaborate with partners across departments to understand business and product priorities and translate them into technical plans.
• Partner with senior leaders to develop long-term technology roadmaps and execute strategic initiatives.
• Lead multiple projects, including planning, prioritization, resource allocation, and delegation.
• Establish clear expectations and practices for software quality, reliability, and maintainability.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and mental health resources.
• Generous time off including PTO, holidays, a company-wide Priceline Pause reset week, and paid volunteer days.
• Ability to work up to four weeks per year from anywhere, parental leave, dependent care and family support resources, Summer Fridays, and office perks such as stocked kitchens and catered meals; availability varies by location.
• Retirement plans with company contributions, life and disability coverage, and tax-advantaged accounts.
• Employee-only discounts on hotels and flights, VIP deals, and Big Deal Bucks credits.
• Travel and partner discounts, tuition support, legal support, and pet benefits.
• Employee Resource Groups, social events, recognition programs, and service awards.
• Certain roles may be eligible for an annual bonus and/or equity grant.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager