Agoda
Back End Staff Software Engineer (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)
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About Agoda
At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our journey began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs—driven by their love for travel—launched Agoda to simplify global exploration for everyone.
Today, we’re part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), with a team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries operating across the globe. Daily, our systems connect millions of travelers to hotels, flights, experiences, and destinations worldwide—all underpinned by data and technology. If you’re ready to innovate, grow, and shape travel for the world, we’d love for you to join us.
About the Team
Agoda’s Back-End Engineering department powers infrastructure, APIs, and applications that enable core business operations—including inventory management, pricing, customer data, communications, and payments. We thrive on delivering scalable, reliable systems with minimal downtime:
- Build self-healing architectures that stay resilient under extreme loads.
- Leverage CI/CD and advanced testing to ensure global availability.
- Use modern languages and tools, including:
- Kotlin, Scala, Java, Go, Play framework
- Data tech: Kafka, Spark, MLflow, Kubeflow
- Databases: VastStorage, StarRocks (OLAP), RDBMS (SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle)
- Agile & DevOps-driven development
We’re united by a shared passion for building impactful solutions from great people, wherever they may be.
The Opportunity
The Agoda Platform team seeks senior engineers to collaborate on mission-critical systems serving millions of users daily. You’ll:
- Drive high-impact projects with cutting-edge tech.
- Shape the future of digital travel—both at Agoda and beyond.
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What You’ll Need to Succeed
Strong candidates bring:
- 10+ years building performance-critical, production-grade applications in Scala, Java, Kotlin, C#, Go, or similar languages.
- Profound expertise in RDBMS (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL+).
- Ability to lead major company-wide initiatives and provide technical vision.
- Fluent English (verbal and written) for collaboration across global teams.
- Proven leadership in architecture decisions, team standards, and roadmaps.
- Deep experience with CI/CD and end-to-end testing (unit, integration, load, chaos).
- Insatiable drive for skills development and best practices in software engineering.
Nice to Have
Preferable but not required:
- Experience with NoSQL databases (Cassandra, MongoDB, Redis, etc.).
- Work with queueing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, MSMQ).
Location & Eligibility
- Remote or on-site option: Bangkok, Thailand (with relocation provided).
- Candidates in Asian and APAC locations receive priority.
Why Agoda?
Gain Access to:
- Cutting-edge infrastructure: We scale to 1 billion+ transactions annually.
- Technical mentorship from A+ engineers (levels L3–L6).
- Global exposure in teams of 6–12 across EMEA, Americas, and APAC.
- Career growth on an international stage—ranging from core Agoda systems to tech partnerships.
Beyond the Code:
- Community-driven culture inside and outside work.
- Flexible leave (from near-global “out of office” policies).
- Health/well-being perks (e.g., virtual traineeships, mental health days).
- Diversity & Inclusion: Agoda celebrates backgrounds, identities, and perspectives, and fosters both employment and work environments that reflect that.
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Next Steps
Before your interview, please review Agoda’s: Hiring Process Guidelines
Connect with Us:
- Explore careers: Agoda Careers
- Follow for engineering updates:
- Career chat: email their team
Equal Opportunity Employer
Agoda fosters a fair, diverse, and inclusive workplace. We’ll consider your skills, merit, and potential beyond the intersections of:
- Race, Color, National Origin, Religion, Sex, Pregnancy, Age, Disability, Citizenship, or veteran status
- Family/community relationships, gender identity, sexual orientation, conscientious objection
- Any other legally protected characteristic.
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Disclaimer
Agoda does not accept CVs from unsolicited third-party recruiters/agencies. Submission presupposes consent to direct hire if chosen without making usomorphism or fee.
Privacy & Fairness
Read Agoda’s privacy policy for how we handle personal data and rights. Agoda respects candidate discretion.
DevRel Note (Optional)
For engineers curious about our open-source/tech initiatives, follow @AgodaTech on GitLab/our blogs. We’d welcome your open-source contributions to:
- Kafka/K8s integrations
- High-performance storage & query libraries
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