Senior Lead/Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Bangkok based - Relocation provided)

About Agoda

• At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel.
• Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world.
• Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe.
• Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.
• No two days are the same at Agoda.
• Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation.
• If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.
• This position is based in Bangkok, Thailand (Relocation package is provided)
• Get to Know our Team
• In Agoda’s Back End Engineering department, we build the 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.
• These mission-critical systems change frequently with dozens of releases per day, so we must employ state-of-the-art CI/CD and testing techniques in order to make sure everything works without any downtime.
• We also ensure that our systems are self-healing, responding gracefully to extreme loads or unexpected input.
• In order to accomplish this, we use state-of-the-art languages like Scala and Go, data technologies like Kafka and Aerospike, and agile development practices.
• Most importantly though, we hire great people from all around the world and empower them to be successful.
• Whether it’s building new projects like Flights and Packages or reimagining our existing business, you’ll make a big impact as part of the Back End Engineering team.
• In this Role, you'll get to:
• Architect and develop highly scalable, mission-critical backend systems, owning major parts of Agoda’s platform from long-term vision down to implementation details.
• Write exemplary code, raise the engineering bar, and provide hands-on technical leadership that positively impacts 40+ engineers.
• Define architecture for critical systems and lead large-scale cross-team initiatives that improve service quality, code quality, and technical design.
• Drive organization-wide excellence in observability, testing, debugging, and software quality through strong engineering fundamentals and data-informed decisions.
• Identify and implement optimizations across the stack to improve cost, efficiency, delivery velocity, and developer happiness.
• Foster inclusive collaboration, unblock teams, influence technical roadmaps, and clearly communicate complex technical trade-offs to business stakeholders and senior leadership.
• What you'll Need to Succeed:
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with deep hands-on technical expertise and strong architectural leadership.
• Proven ability to design and evolve architecture across multiple teams, platforms, or critical system domains.
• Strong experience owning production services end-to-end, including design, development, deployment, monitoring, and long-term evolution.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale technical initiatives in complex engineering organizations.
• Expertise in software quality practices, testing strategy, engineering metrics, observability, debugging, system reliability, and operational excellence.
• Strong backend engineering skills, with proficiency in languages such as Kotlin, Scala, or Java.
• Broad engineering understanding beyond backend, including awareness of trade-offs across frontend, mobile, and data analytics.
• Curiosity and passion for staying up to date with new technologies, technical improvements, and open-source advancements.
• Ability to perform deep research, evaluate complex problems, and make sound technical decisions.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical details and trade-offs to stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven ability to influence technical direction without relying solely on formal authority.
• Track record of mentoring engineers, fostering collaboration, and building a culture of feedback and continuous improvement.
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively, with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Full Relocation and Onboarding Support

• Visa sponsorship for you and your family
• Flights, settling-in allowance, and temporary housing
• Dedicated relocation and settling-in advisors
• Relocation buddy program and community events

Family & Expat Benefits

• Partner & children support (school search, legal, etc.)
• International health insurance
• Flexible home visit support

Agoda Perks

• Hybrid working (Bangkok HQ)
• Professional growth and learning budget
• Employee resource groups for every culture and background
• Get to know first-hand testimonials of Agodans relocating from around the world to Bangkok:
• https://careersatagoda.com/agodans-in-bangkok/

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