Staff Backend Engineer - Scalable Systems & APIs

Agoda; Al Rayyan; On-site; QAR 131,000 - 459,000; Full time

Job summary

Agoda Platform team is seeking seasoned backend developers to build mission-critical systems serving millions of users daily. You will work on scalable services and APIs, focusing on performance, reliability, and data-driven decisions.

You should have 10+ years of experience with Scala, Java, or Kotlin, strong RDBMS knowledge, and proven ability to steer architectural direction. English communication and CI/CD expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience developing production-grade applications in Scala, Java, Kotlin or related languages.
• Strong knowledge of RDBMS (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, or equivalents).
• Experience steering large technical direction and architectural decisions.
• Excellent command of English and able to collaborate globally.

Skills

Scala

Java

Kotlin

CI/CD

English

Tools

Play framework

Kafka

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

MSMQ

SQL

Job description

Agoda Platform team is seeking seasoned backend developers to build mission-critical systems serving millions of users daily. You will work on scalable services and APIs, focusing on performance, reliability, and data-driven decisions.

You should have 10+ years of experience with Scala, Java, or Kotlin, strong RDBMS knowledge, and proven ability to steer architectural direction. English communication and CI/CD expertise are essential.