Engineering Manager in Back End (Gurugram based relocation provided)

Agoda; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Agoda is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead teams in our Back End Engineering department in Gurugram, India. The role demands a strong technical background and leadership to guide engineering projects and inspire your team. You will excel in a fast-paced environment while managing full-stack engineering responsibilities.

Candidates should be proficient in programming languages like Java, Scala, or C#, and have a track record of success in scalable system architecture and agile methodologies. A relocation package is offered.

Qualifications

• Extremely proficient in at least one programming language: Java, Scala, C#.
• Strong knowledge of systems architecture for scalable, fault-tolerant systems.
• Demonstrated experience as a system owner with operational responsibilities.
• Understanding of garbage collection, threading, and context switching.
• Experience with DevOps practices including CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams and write/review code.
• Inspire and develop team members, integrating top talent.
• Manage full-stack engineering responsibilities.
• Ensure system reliability and timely releases.

Skills

Programming languages (Java, Scala, C#)

Systems architecture

Operational responsibility

Lower-level engineering

DevOps culture

Application security

Agile development

Team leadership

Data-driven decision making

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. 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.

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 employ state‑of‑the‑art CI/CD and testing techniques to ensure everything works without downtime. We also ensure that our systems are self‑healing, responding gracefully to extreme loads or unexpected input. To accomplish this, we use languages like Scala and Go, data technologies like Kafka and Aerospike, and agile development practices. Most importantly, we hire 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

Engineering Manager role at Agoda is a significant and challenging leadership position. The right candidate is technically excellent, hands‑on, and exhibits strong leadership and people‑development skills. We seek world‑class development managers to lead one or more engineering teams.

In this Role, you'll get to

• Be hands‑on – write and review code, give expert coaching and guidance to engineers.
• Have a love of engineering and a passion for building things elegantly and at scale. Stay abreast of industry trends and hold strong opinions about system architecture, engineering, and maintenance.
• Do full‑stack engineering, with solid experience across all parts of the technology stack: infrastructure, client‑side, back‑end, performance, data, and more.
• Develop people – inspire, help them reach potential, and integrate top talent into the team.

What you'll Need to Succeed

• Extremely proficient in at least one programming language (Java, Scala, C#)
• Strong experience in systems architecture – particularly complex, scalable, fault‑tolerant distributed systems
• Demonstrable experience as a system owner with operational responsibility
• Proficient in lower‑level engineering (garbage collection, context switching, threading)
• DevOps culture – agility, leanness, automation, CI/CD
• Good understanding of application security
• Passionate about technology and the Internet
• Worked in a successful agile development team
• Ran engineering teams before with 5+ direct reports
• Operate autonomously: make decisions, set KPIs, strong ownership
• Practice data‑driven decision making

It's Great if you have

• Proficiency in more than one programming language

Location and Relocation

This position is based in Gurugram, India. Relocation package will be provided.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Agoda, we pride ourselves on a diverse workforce and inclusive environment. Employment is based solely on 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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