Senior Backend Engineer (Scala/Kotlin/Java)

Agoda; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 881,000 - 1,175,000; Full time

Job summary

Agoda Platform team is looking for senior backend engineers to work on mission-critical systems that serve millions of users daily. You will develop scalable services in Scala, Java or Kotlin, design robust APIs, and help set technical direction with strong CI/CD and testing practices.

This Bangkok-based role offers relocation assistance and requires 10+ years of production-grade experience, deep SQL/NoSQL knowledge, and a passion for performance, reliability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience developing performance-critical applications in production using Scala, Java, Kotlin.
• Strong RDBMS knowledge (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL) and NoSQL systems.
• Ability to direct significant projects and set technical direction.
• Excellent command of English and architectural decision-making.

Skills

Scala

Java

Kotlin

SQL

NoSQL

CI/CD

Architecture

Tools

Play framework

Job description

Agoda Platform team is looking for senior backend engineers to work on mission-critical systems that serve millions of users daily. You will develop scalable services in Scala, Java or Kotlin, design robust APIs, and help set technical direction with strong CI/CD and testing practices.

This Bangkok-based role offers relocation assistance and requires 10+ years of production-grade experience, deep SQL/NoSQL knowledge, and a passion for performance, reliability and continuous improvement.