Team Lead IT – App Development (m/f/d) – fluege.de

Introduction

Invia Flights Germany is known for providing one of the most successful flight portals in Germany –. We are a part of the Invia Group, a pan-European market leader in online travel sales, which brings together leading travel portals in Europe under one roof. Our vision is to be Germany’s first choice to compare & book journeys.

We offer our customers a user-friendly and individual booking experience. We achieve this together with all our employees, who proactively contribute their individual strengths and ideas in a flexible and modern working environment.We focus on a positive and motivating atmosphere in which everyone enjoys coming to work. We show initiative, take responsibility, respect each other, embrace change, are eager to learn, and work out solutions as a team.

Are you passionate about modern app development, agile leadership, and cross-functional collaboration and ready to shape outstanding user experience?

Then we'd love to welcome you on board!

Our App Team is a group of enthusiastic and skilled engineers responsible for the iOS and Android applications of our e-commerce platform. We're seeking a strategic, people-focused Team Lead IT – App Development (m/f/d) for our offices in Leipzig or Berlin. You'll bring leadership experience, a strong product mindset, and sufficient technical background (e.g., previous roles as Developer, Technical Product Owner, or similar) to effectively guide, challenge, and support the team—without necessarily writing code yourself.

Your tasks

• Empower your team to take ownership and make independent decisions within an agile environment
• Foster strong collaboration within the team and across key stakeholders such as UI/UX, Product, and Platform Engineering
• Facilitate productive technical discussions with a critical yet constructive perspective on quality, scalability, and user impact
• Actively shape our leadership culture and contribute to evolving an agile mindset across the organization

Your profile

• Proven experience leading agile teams in mobile or frontend app development - ideally with a Product Owner background, technical product management experience, or previous hands-on development experience
• Solid understanding of technical concepts, enabling confident leadership and effective communication with engineers and stakeholders
• Strong affinity for excellent user experiences, working closely with UI/UX and Product teams to deliver meaningful solutions
• Excellent communication skills, coupled with empathy, proactivity, and a solution-oriented mindset
• Comfortable with change and experienced in leading teams through periods of growth and transformation
• Fluent in English; German language skills are a plus

What we offer

• Onboarding: professional induction, buddy program, welcome week
• Agile Working Environment: active participation in the design of our products and strategy
• Work-Life-Balance: 30 days of paid vacation, mobile working in Germany and worldwide with workflex, sabbatical, HomeOffice Option
• Learning & Development: Individual development plans, coaching, online/offline trainings & workshops, continuous feedback
• Corporate responsibility: certified Climate Partner since 2023
• Food & Beverage: food subsidy, free drinks and food
• Appreciation: length of employment up to 34 vacation days for staying with the company, anniversary bonus, employee referral bonus
• Events: regular team, company and office events
• Well-Being: monthly subsidy of EGYM Wellpass membership, corporate health management, company doctor, sport activities and events, company pension plan
• Diversity: conscious focus on international teams and collaboration
• Mobility: monthly subsidy of Deutschland-Ticket

Your trip to us

Ready for Boarding?

We welcome everyone – no matter who you are or where you come from. We welcome every application. There is room for diversity at!

We will make your pre-check-in as easy as possible. Simply send us your CV, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations. We look forward to receiving your documents.

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Invia Flights Germany GmbH
People & Culture
Dittrichring 18-20
04109 Leipzig