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

Agoda

Toronto

On-site

CAD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A global travel technology company is seeking a Staff Software Engineer – Back End in Toronto, Canada. This role focuses on developing mission-critical systems that serve millions of users. Candidates must possess extensive experience in modern programming languages and a strong command of RDBMS. The position offers a full-time employment opportunity with a leading tech firm committed to innovation.

Qualifications

10+ years of experience in developing performance-critical applications.
Ability to direct significant company-wide projects.
Deep involvement in architectural decisions.

Responsibilities

Develop mission-critical systems for millions of users.
Implement advanced testing strategies and integration pipelines.

Skills

Scala

Java

Kotlin

RDBMS knowledge (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL)

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

MSMQ

Play framework

Job description

Staff Software Engineer – Back End (Bangkok, Relocation Provided)

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About Agoda

At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world. Today, we are part of Booking Holdings, with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe.

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

10+ 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 set technical vision.
Good command of the English language.
Deep involvement 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

Knowledge in NoSQL, queueing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, MSMQ), and Play framework.

Seniority and Details

Seniority level: Director
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Technology, Information and Internet

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. We will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies, and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file.

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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