Server Side Software Engineer at Agoda

A life less ordinary.

• We’re not just talking about the location; as Asia’s fastest growing ecommerce hotel booking platform and the biggest pure Tech company in Thailand, you’ll use every last ounce of your Engineering talent at Agoda!
• This is a full-time position working on site in our offices in Bangkok. We are hiring both junior and senior developers.

Relocation support and visa sponsorship available for international candidates.

• Overview
• Agoda is a global online accommodation reservations provider, a technology innovator, and a high-energy company based in the heart of Asia. With a network of over one million accommodation properties, including apartments, villas, homes and hotels backed by over 15 million real traveler reviews, Agoda helps other travelers find and explore new experiences in new destinations. Agoda is part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) - the world leader in online travel and related services.
• Technology is not just what we do – it’s at the heart of who we are. We have a dynamic and a flat chain of command of a start-up, yet the capital to make things happen on a global scale. We love innovation and are putting new technologies to work to extend our lead on the competition.
• Being a software engineer at Agoda isn’t just about developing software. It’s about being a center piece of the innovation and technical excellence that the rapidly changing field of online travel requires – you will be involved in the design and architecture, coding, testing and operations of our global-scale software systems. And you will be working with some of the smartest people on the planet who come from over 90 countries - It’s an incredible technical creative melting pot.

What We Are Looking For

• 5+ years’ experience developing performance-critical applications that run in a production environment using one of the backend languages/frameworks such as .NET, .NET Core, Java, Scala, NodeJS, Go or Python.
• Knowledge in one or more of the following: NoSQL technologies (CouchBase, ElasticSearch, Redis), Queueing system experience (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, MSMQ).
• Experience in physical architecture at scale, building resilient, no single point of failures, highly available solutions.
• Understanding of monolithic and micro architectures and know how to get the best out of both.
• You have RDBMS knowledge (SQL Server, Oracle, MySql or other)
• Optional knowledge with client-side frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue etc
• Knowledge in CI/CD solutions would be a plus
• You love new technologies and approaches and want to use the best tools available. We want people who can help us continually evolve our stack.
• You have a good command of the English language.

What Will Be New For You

• We are looking for people who truly want to become full-stack engineers. This position is to join our website development team. While your current skills will be strengthening our server-side expertise, you will also have hands-on web technologies and frameworks such as ReactJS, Typescript, CSS/Html, client-side performance optimization, etc.
• If you are passionate about expanding your horizon to full-stack engineer as you are passionate about server-side, this job is for you!

What We Can Offer

• Work for a profitable business with the atmosphere of a fun start-up.
• Work on interesting problems with a high degree of autonomy.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Role open to local and international applications – full visa sponsorship and relocate package available.