Staff Software Engineer, Back End (Remote)

About the Job 

Note: Agoda’s hybrid workplace includes a few select remote roles and in-office roles. By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

In-office locations: Gurugram, India; Bangkok, Thailand.

Remote location(s): Bangalore, Hyderabad

Get to Know our Team​ 

In Agoda’s Back-End Engineering department, we build 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. We employ state-of-the-art CI/CD and testing techniques to ensure everything works without downtime. Our systems are self-healing, responding gracefully to extreme loads or unexpected input. We use modern languages like Kotlin and Scala, Data technologies Kafka, Spark, MLflow, Kubeflow, VastStorage, StarRocks and agile development practices. Most importantly, we hire great people from around the world and empower them to be successful.​ 

​The Opportunity​ 

Agoda Platform team is looking for developers to work on mission-critical systems that serve millions of users daily. You will have the chance to work on innovative projects, using cutting-edge technologies, and make a significant impact on our business and the travel industry.​ 

What You’ll Need to Succeed​ 

• 8+ years of experience developing performance-critical applications in a production environment using Scala, Java, Kotlin, C#, Go or relevant modern programming languages.​ 

• Strong RDBMS knowledge (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, ​or other).​ 

• Ability to lead scalable architectural and project decisions​ 

• Deeply involved in hands-on coding, developing and maintaining high-quality software solutions on a daily basis​ 

• Good command of the English language.​ 

• Fundamental in mentoring, shaping the team's skills ​and culture.​ 

• Proactive approach with excellent communication skills, capable of effectively collaborating with a remote team to deliver high-quality solutions and drive project success.​ 

• Implement advanced CI/CD pipelines and robust testing strategies to ensure seamless integration, deployment, and high code quality.​ 

• Passion for software development and continuous improvement of your knowledge and skills.​ 

It’s Great if You Have​ 

• Knowledge in NoSQL, Queueing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, MSMQ), and Play framework.​

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