Full Stack Software Engineer - Flights

Full Stack Software Engineer

At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We’re the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you make. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the food you sample. Through our products, partners, and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

Flights Mission and Purpose

Our flight business is one of the cornerstones of the connected trip. We ought to offer the best and most convenient flights to every customer, those that start their trip by buying a flight or those that are complemeting their existing journey with a flight. We will do this by having the best user experience available in a product that solves all the difficulties of booking a flight today.

Flights Payment Quality Team

Flights Payment Quality is looking for a dedicated engineer to join the team on improving customer payments experience and Flights payments platform. We focus on providing customers optimized payments experience that involves right payments instruments and fraud check experience; supporting customers with timely and correct refunds and providing them with correct information on refunds status; we are also responsible for the timely payout to our flight suppliers, working closely with finance and operations to ensure payments are done within contractual agreements. Team is responsible for end to end integration and closely working with other teams in Flights track and Booking.com to deliver features that are consistent across all platforms. Team is looking for an engineer that will be able to effectively work on technical challenges of critical flow, is data driven and is able to collaborate with product, data, engineering to solve customer issues - where the customer is everyone from the booker to internal developers and CS agents. 

Full-stack Developer in Flights

As a Full-stack Developer in Flights Apps, you will be a key part of the development process, making sure that we implement features from ideas to the end product. You will be part of a team that has full-ownership of a business problem, and will be working with a multidisciplinary team of client side developers, backend developers, copywriters and UX designers. You will be working with client side and backend developers to ensure that cross-platform features are delivered to each platform correctly.

 

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties:

Our ideal candidate has an excellent eye for detail, pragmatic approach and an absolute commitment to making sure features are well implemented and bug free. We make our decisions based on experiments and testing, so you should be excited by taking a data-led approach to development. If you believe you’re also a passionate advocate for the user, and are looking to work in an agile, collaborative environment then we would like to hear from you!

• Rapidly developing next-generation scalable, flexible, and high-performance systems.
• Solving issues with the systems, prioritizing based on customer impact.
• Advocating best development practices within the team.
• Be owner for teams’ microservices and services.
• Acting as an intermediary for problems, with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborating with adjacent teams and other stakeholders to deliver on business objectives
• Contribute to Booking.com's growth through interviewing, on-boarding, or other recruitment efforts.
• Experience working on products that impact a large user base or in an entrepreneurial startup environment.
• Passionate learners who aren’t afraid of new tools and technologies to build a great end-to-end customer experience.

Role Qualifications and Requirements:

Understanding the full stack of web development is vitally important in this role. We need self-starters who are great at solving problems, who initiate discussions, are solution-oriented, customer focused and believe that any challenge can be scaled with the right mindset and tools.

We are looking for:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in web development.
• Strong software development experience with Node.js and Java.
• Very good understanding of APIs design and Kafka queues.
• Experience in front-end development with Vanilla JavaScript, TypeScript, React.
• Experience with service oriented architecture.
• Demonstrable experience with multiple database systems (MySQL, Cassandra, etc.).
• Experience with defining and upholding SLOs/KPIs. 
• Proficiency with containerized applications.
• Experience with data-driven product development: analytics, A/B testing, etc.
• Excellent communication; written and spoken.
• Experience of having developed software for the flights / airline industry (this could be for an online travel agency, directly for an airline or a software services business) would be of strong benefit.

 

Benefits & Perks: 

Booking.com’s total rewards philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. Our rewards are aimed at making it easier for you to experience all that life has to offer — all the messy, beautiful, and joyful bits — on your terms. So you can focus on what really matters. We offer competitive compensation as well as thoughtful, valuable, and even fun benefits which include:

• A great, brand new office to in the heart of Amsterdam
• 29 days’ paid holiday plus bank holidays 
• On-site meals, coffee, and snacks, including healthy and vegan options, daily
• Health & well-being benefits such as mental health support, access to health insurance, etc.
• Employer contribution pension 
• Industry-leading parental leave and adoption leave 
• From day one of your employment with us, we offer 22 weeks’ fully paid leave for all new parents, regardless of gender or the way you become a parent
• Great discounts on accommodation, car rentals and other group benefits 
• Carer’s leave. 10 days’ fully paid leave per year for colleagues who are caring for ill family members.
• Hybrid Working (NL): We believe in office attendance at least 40% of your time whilst empowering you with the flexibility to plan where to do your best work, as well as up to 20 days per year to Work from Abroad* (subject to terms and conditions)

#ThinkInclusion: Wellbeing & Inclusion at Booking.com:

  https://careers.booking.com/our-diversity/ 

Inclusion, Diversity, Belonging, Wellbeing and Volunteering (IDBWV) have 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 create a unique 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 will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to discuss any requirements. 

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, colour, 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.

Career Development Opportunities 

At Booking.com, we’re constantly growing and we want to provide resources to help grow your career. 

• Free access to online learning platforms
• Development and mentorship programs to support career growth
• Access to trainings and workshops
• Team development opportunities

Application process

Please submit your application via the ‘Apply Now’ button above, your details will be reviewed by one of our Recruiters.  

Your Recruiter will discuss the full interview process and they will ensure that you are fully prepared for each stage of the interview process.