Backend Lead Software Engineer (L5) — Bangkok Relocation Provided

Agoda; Maharashtra; Hybrid; INR 9,532,888 - 12,392,754; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Flights and settling-in allowance

International health insurance

Professional growth budget

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Agoda is seeking a seasoned professional for a leadership role in Back End Engineering. The successful candidate will lead the development of scalable, fault-tolerant systems and work with distributed teams to enhance coding practices and overall product quality.

With 8+ years of experience in JVM tech stacks and strong knowledge of data platforms, the role offers benefits like visa sponsorship, professional growth budgets, and hybrid working arrangements from Bangkok.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building performance-critical applications.
• Proven experience leading projects or engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with data platforms like SQL, Cassandra, or Hadoop.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of product features and complex systems.
• Shape architecture decisions and influence engineering teams.
• Continuously improve system architecture and software design.

Skills

JVM tech stack (Java, Scala, Kotlin)

SQL, Cassandra, or Hadoop

Algorithms and data structures

Software architecture

KPI-driven engineering practices

Excellent communication skills in English

Job description

At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. We are part of Booking Holdings and hire a diverse team from across the globe. Our Back End Engineering department builds scalable, fault‑tolerant systems and APIs that run core business logic for inventory, pricing, booking, payments, and more.

Location: Bangkok, Thailand (relocation package provided)

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of product features, experiments, technical initiatives, and complex systems.
• Shape architecture decisions and influence distributed teams of engineers.
• Continuously improve system architecture and drive better software design and engineering practices.
• Play a key role in strengthening Agile and Scrum ways of working.
• Collaborate closely with backend, client‑side, and infrastructure teams to deliver the best technical solutions.
• Proactively identify opportunities to enhance products, code quality, and development processes.
• Write high‑quality, maintainable code while supporting others in doing the same.
• Influence and drive important technical decisions across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building performance‑critical applications in production environments using JVM tech stack (Java, Scala, or Kotlin).
• Proven experience leading projects, technical initiatives, and/or engineering teams, with full ownership of the systems involved.
• Hands‑on experience with data platforms such as SQL, Cassandra, or Hadoop, and a solid understanding of selecting the right data solution for different application needs.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
• Demonstrated excellence in software development and coding.
• A proven ability to improve team productivity and effectiveness through KPI‑driven engineering practices.
• Strong software architecture skills, with experience driving architectural decisions within a team.
• A passion for software craftsmanship, continuous learning, and engineering excellence.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Benefits & Relocation Support

• Visa sponsorship for you and your family.
• Flights, settling‑in allowance, and temporary housing.
• Dedicated relocation and settling‑in advisors.
• Relocation buddy program and community events.
• Partner & children support (school search, legal, etc.).
• International health insurance.
• Flexible home visit support.
• Hybrid working (Bangkok HQ).
• Professional growth and learning budget.
• Employee resource groups for every culture and background.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Agoda is committed to 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.