iOS Software Engineer I - Tech Enablement, Accommodations

Booking Holdings, Inc.; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Industry discounts

Generous paid leave

Job summary

Booking.com is seeking an iOS Engineer to advance the end-to-end accommodation journey across web and mobile, focusing on high-scale, customer-facing experiences. You will work on the stack behind the early stages of search results, maps, and booking flows, building a modern, decoupled frontend/backend architecture using GraphQL-backed domain APIs.

You will join a team rebuilding the stack and shaping technical decisions influencing hundreds of millions of travellers, with a focus on

Qualifications

• 1-3 years iOS application development using iOS SDK
• Proven experience of Swift and SwiftUI
• Good understanding of Xcode and integrating back-end code into iOS app
• Self-motivated to explore new technologies, applications and environments
• Excellent attention to detail
• Self-starter, highly motivated, team-player

Responsibilities

• Work on the execution of technical and user interface elements in the Booking.com stack, products and processes.
• Estimates and prioritises based on the implementation effort and customer impact.
• Collaborates with other app developers, backend developers, product owners, and quality specialists, to constantly improve customer experience.
• Ensures the utmost high quality of the Booking.com app in production, by monitoring crashes, firefighting incidents and solving complex bugs.
• Contributes to the processes that support the release of new features for the entire company, such as the release process, the build process, etc.

Skills

iOS development

Swift

SwiftUI

Xcode

Backend integration

Problem solving

Team player

Job description

About the Department and Team

Accommodations Traveler Experience is responsible for the end-to-end accommodation journey, helping travelers move from searching and narrowing down options to booking and managing changes. The organization focuses on improving the critical user journeys that shape how travelers discover, choose, book, and experience accommodation, with the goal of creating a smoother and better experience for every traveler.

As an iOS engineer, you are responsible for the development, performance, and scaling of world-class end to end web applications including backend and frontend technologies. You will be responsible for making technical decisions that influence hundreds of millions of travellers.

You will join a team focused on rebuilding the stack behind the early stages of the accommodation journey across web and mobile. From search results to maps, property pages, reviews, and room selection. You will work on moving away from legacy dependencies, decoupling frontend and backend systems, shifting business logic into well-defined services and APIs, and improving data models, testing, observability, and experimentation so these high-scale traveler experiences can evolve faster, more safely, and more consistently across platforms. You will work primarily on building and modernizing high-traffic customer-facing experiences using a component-based architecture powered by GraphQL-backed domain APIs.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Work on the execution of technical and user interface elements in the Booking.com stack, products and processes.
  

• Estimates and prioritises based on the implementation effort and customer impact.
  

• Collaborates with other app developers, backend developers, product owners, and quality specialists, to constantly improve customer experience.
  

• Ensures the utmost high quality of the Booking.com app in production, by monitoring crashes, firefighting incidents and solving complex bugs.
  

• Contributes to the processes that support the release of new features for the entire company, such as the release process, the build process, etc.
  

Qualifications & Skills:

• 1-3 years iOS application development using iOS SDK
  

• Proven experience of Swift and SwiftUI
  

• Good understanding of Xcode and integrating back-end code into iOS app
  

• Self-motivated to explore new technologies, applications and environments
  

• Excellent attention to detail
  

• Self-starter, highly motivated, team-player

Benefits & Perks - Global Impact, Personal Relevance:

Booking.com’s Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, as well unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave

• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)

• Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit

Inclusion at Booking.com:

Inclusion has been a core part of our company culture since day one. This ongoing journey starts with our very own employees, who represent over 140 nationalities and a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations.

Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: “At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn’t just build an outstanding workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. It’s a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech.”

We ensure that colleagues with disabilities are provided the adjustments and tools they need to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Application Process:

• This role does not come with relocation assistance.

Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.

Pre-Employment Screening

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