Principal Software Engineer, Back End (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)

Agoda; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 954,401,000 - 1,908,802,000; Full time

Job summary

Agoda in Bangkok, Thailand, seeks a senior backend engineer with 10+ years of experience to design and own scalable systems. You will work on mission-critical services, APIs, and data pipelines powering Agoda's platform, collaborating across teams to deliver reliable, high-performance software.

You will lead technical decisions, mentor engineers, and drive CI/CD practices, with strong skills in Kotlin/Scala/Java/C#, Kubernetes, and modern data tech.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proven ownership of production services with impact on design and deployment.
• Strong programming skills in Kotlin, Scala, Java, or C#.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop highly scalable back-end systems.
• Own large-scale software components from vision to bytecode.
• Drive cross-team collaboration on major projects.
• Provide feedback and foster an inclusive engineering culture.
• Identify optimization opportunities for cost, efficiency, velocity, and happiness.
• Lead technically across the organization and explain trade-offs to non-tech stakeholders.

Skills

Kotlin

Scala

Java

C#

Education

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

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this Role, you'll get to:

• 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.

What you'll Need to Succeed:

• 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 7 analytics
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

It's Great if you have:

• 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

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

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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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