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Agoda · 10 hours ago

Senior Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Agoda is a global travel platform that connects people to destinations and experiences. They are seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer in their Back End Engineering department to architect and develop scalable systems that support their core business logic.

Air TransportationE-CommerceHotelTourismTravelTravel Accommodations

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Architecting and developing highly scalable, mission critical back end systems

Owning a big chunk of Agoda’s system all the way from the north-star & vision down to the bytecode level

Enabling impactful collaboration and cross-team projects on big projects, making a dent in the quality of our services, code & architecture

Providing thoughtful feedback, nurture an inclusive engineering environment, and champion engineering fundamentals. Bring out the best from your fellow engineers

Identifying and implementing opportunities for optimization across the technology stack, focusing on cost, efficiency, velocity & dev happiness

Exhibiting technical leadership throughout the broader organization, conveying complex technical trade-offs to non-techies such as business owners & C-suite executives

Qualification

Back End DevelopmentKotlinScalaJavaC#KubernetesCI/CD PipelinesContainer OrchestrationCuriosityCommunicationTechnical LeadershipProblem SolvingTeam Collaboration

Required

Overall experience of 10+ years in software engineering roles

Proven hands-on experience, Experience with owning production services with significant impact on design, development, deployment, monitoring & evolution

Curiosity, staying a-breast on technological improvements and open source advancement

Strong programming skills in languages such as Kotlin, Scala, Java, C#

Can perform deep research & take decisions on complex projects. Can easily toggle between running as a lone wolf and also works great as part of a pack

Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical details to stakeholders at all levels

On top of being an expert in Back End, has understanding of challenges and trade-offs in the entire engineering universe, from Front End/ Mobile to Data & analytics

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Preferred

Master's or Ph.D. in a technical field

Experience with Kubernetes for effective container orchestration and scaling

Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, and practices relevant to machine learning

Experience in programming with Rust, C or other low level language

Benefits

Relocation support is provided

Company

Agoda

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Agoda is a digital travel platform that provides access to hotels and holiday properties including flights. It is a sub-organization of Booking Holdings.

Founded in 2005

Singapore, Central Region, SGP

5001-10000 employees