Staff Software Engineer Back End (Bangkok based – Relocation provided)

About Agoda

Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with more than 3.6 million accommodations globally. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 6,000+ employees representing 90+ nationalities foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership, enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.

Our Purpose Bridging the World Through Travel

We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding and happiness. We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. Harnessing our innovative technologies and strong partnerships, we aim to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone.

Get to Know our Team

In Agoda's Back-End Engineering department, we build scalable, fault-tolerant systems and APIs that host our core business logic. Our systems cover all major areas of our business: inventory and pricing, product information, customer data, communications, partner data, booking systems, payments, and more. We employ state-of-the-art CI/CD and testing techniques to ensure everything works without downtime. Our systems are self-healing, responding gracefully to extreme loads or unexpected input. We use modern languages like Kotlin and Scala, Data technologies Kafka, Spark, MLflow, Kubeflow, VastStorage, StarRocks and agile development practices. Most importantly, we hire great people from around the world and empower them to be successful.

The Opportunity

Agoda Platform team is looking for developers to work on mission-critical systems that serve millions of users daily. You will have the chance to work on innovative projects, using cutting-edge technologies, and make a significant impact on our business and the travel industry.

What You'll Need to Succeed

8+ years of experience developing performance-critical applications in a production environment using Scala, Java, Kotlin, C#, Go or relevant modern programming languages.

Strong RDBMS knowledge (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, or other).

Ability to direct significant company-wide projects and sets technical vision.

Good command of the English language.

Deeply involved in making architectural decisions, setting the standard and direction for the team.

Implement advanced CI/CD pipelines and robust testing strategies to ensure seamless integration, deployment, and high code quality.

Passion for software development and continuous improvement of your knowledge and skills.

It's great if you have:

Led teams and projects to solve significant, complex problems.

Experience working on an app or internet company that is at scale.

Experience working in a data-driven company, as well as experience analyzing and working with big data.

Experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript libraries and tooling (e.g., VueJS, AngularJS).

Proficiency in modern coding and design practices. For example, Clean Code, SOLID principals, and TDD.