Back End Lead Software Engineer

About the role

About Agoda

At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world.

Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.

No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.

This position is based in Bangkok, Thailand (Relocation package is provided)

Get to Know our Team

In Agoda’s Back End Engineering department, we build the 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. These mission-critical systems change frequently with dozens of releases per day, so we must employ state-of-the-art CI/CD and testing techniques in order to make sure everything works without any downtime. We also ensure that our systems are self-healing, responding gracefully to extreme loads or unexpected input. In order to accomplish this, we use state-of-the-art languages like Scala and Go, data technologies like Kafka and Aerospike, and agile development practices. Most importantly though, we hire great people from all around the world and empower them to be successful. Whether it’s building new projects like Flights and Packages or reimagining our existing business, you’ll make a big impact as part of the Back End Engineering team.

In this Role, you'll get to:

Lead the development of product features, experiments, technical initiatives, and complex systems.

Act as a technical leader by shaping architecture decisions, Influence and coach distributed team of engineers

Continuously improve system architecture and drive better software design and engineering practices.

Play a key role in strengthening agile and scrum ways of working.

Collaborate closely with backend, client-side, and infrastructure teams to deliver the best technical solutions.

Proactively identify opportunities to enhance products, code quality, and development processes.

Write high-quality, maintainable code while supporting others in doing the same.

Influence and drive important technical decisions across the organization.

What you'll Need to Succeed:

10+ years of experience building performance-critical applications in production environments using JVM tech stack (Java, Scala OR Kotlin)

Proven experience leading projects, technical initiatives, and/or engineering teams, with full ownership of the systems involved

Hands-on experience with data platforms such as SQL, Cassandra, or Hadoop, and a solid understanding of selecting the right data solution for different application needs

Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures

Demonstrated excellence in software development and coding

A proven ability to improve team productivity and effectiveness through KPI-driven engineering practices

Strong software architecture skills, with experience driving architectural decisions within a team

A passion for software craftsmanship, continuous learning, and engineering excellence

Excellent written and verbal English communication skills

What We Offer

Full Relocation and Onboarding Support:

Visa sponsorship for you and your family

Flights, settling-in allowance, and temporary housing

Dedicated relocation and settling-in advisors

Relocation buddy program and community events

Family & Expat Benefits:

Partner & children support (school search, legal, etc.)

International health insurance

Flexible home visit support

Agoda Perks:

Hybrid working (Bangkok HQ)

Professional growth and learning budget

Employee resource groups for every culture and background

Get to know first-hand testimonials of Agodans relocating from around the world to Bangkok: https://careersatagoda.com/agodans-in-bangkok/

Agoda’s Engineering Blog: https://medium.com/agoda-engineering

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Equal Opportunity Employer

At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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Disclaimer

We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency’s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third-party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.