Lead Software Engineer, Back End - L5 (Bangkok based - Relocation provided)

Lead Software Engineer, Back End - L5 (Bangkok based - Relocation provided)

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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 a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 7,100+ employees representing 95+ nationalities in 27 markets 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.

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 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, and data technologies such as Kafka, Spark, MLflow, Kubeflow, VastStorage, and StarRocks.

In this Role, you'll get to

• Architect and develop highly scalable, mission‑critical back‑end systems
• Own a significant portion of Agoda’s system from vision to bytecode level
• Drive impactful collaboration and cross‑team projects on large initiatives
• Provide thoughtful feedback, nurture an inclusive engineering environment, and champion engineering fundamentals
• Identify and implement optimization opportunities across the technology stack, focusing on cost, efficiency, velocity, and developer happiness
• Exhibit technical leadership throughout the broader organization, communicating complex technical trade‑offs to non‑tech stakeholders such as business owners and C‑suite executives

What you’ll Need to Succeed

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering roles
• Hands‑on experience owning production services with significant impact on design, development, deployment, monitoring, and evolution
• Curiosity and a passion for staying ahead of technological improvements and open‑source advancements
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Kotlin, Scala, Java, and C#
• Capacity to perform deep research and make decisions on complex projects, and to work independently as well as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical details to stakeholders at all levels
• Strategic understanding of challenges and trade‑offs across the engineering spectrum, from front‑end/mobile to data analytics
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

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

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.

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.

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