Backend Software Engineer I — Hybrid & Scalable

Booking.com; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Product discounts up to €1400/year

Genius Level 3 status and Booking.comX

Job summary

Booking.com is seeking a Software Engineer (Backend) to drive development, performance, and scaling of services including the public website and internal systems. You’ll work independently and shape technical decisions within a cross-functional team.

Responsibilities include building robust backend services, collaborating with peers, optimizing performance, and maintaining containerized apps with Kubernetes. Experience with Perl and CI/CD is a plus.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of software development experience in server-side languages.
• Experience with relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL) is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of Git and CI/CD practices.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust and scalable backend services.
• Collaborate with developers to create cohesive and functional code.
• Optimize applications for performance and scalability.
• Manage and maintain code repositories using Git.
• Develop and maintain containerized applications with Kubernetes.
• Write and maintain Perl scripts.
• Work with teams to integrate automated testing and deployment processes.

Skills

Java

Python

AWS

Kubernetes

Perl

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Education

Bachelor in Computer Science or Software Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Booking.com is seeking a Software Engineer (Backend) to drive development, performance, and scaling of services including the public website and internal systems. You’ll work independently and shape technical decisions within a cross-functional team.

Responsibilities include building robust backend services, collaborating with peers, optimizing performance, and maintaining containerized apps with Kubernetes. Experience with Perl and CI/CD is a plus.