Software Engineer - Back End; Bangkok

Staff Software Engineer – Back End (Bangkok, Relocation Provided)

Posted 2 weeks ago. Be among the first 25 applicants.

At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world. Today, we are part of Booking Holdings, with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe.

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, Vast Storage, Star Rocks and agile development practices. Most importantly, we hire great people from around the world and empower them to be successful.

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.

• 10+ 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 direct significant company‑wide projects and set technical vision.
• Good command of the English language.
• Deep involvement in making architectural decisions, setting the standard and direction for the team.
• 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.

• Knowledge in No
  
  SQL, queueing systems (Kafka, Rabbit
  
  MQ, Active
  
  MQ, MSMQ), and Play framework.

• Seniority level:
  Director
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Technology, Information and Internet

At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.

We will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies, and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file.

We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency’s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third‑party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.

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