Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack (Bangkok based, relocation provided)

About the role

The Lead Software Engineer is a key role in Agoda's technology organization. They work closely with individual contributors and senior leadership, designing and implementing new systems and components. The role involves pushing Agoda forward technologically by adopting new technologies and setting higher standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ownership and responsibility of mission critical systems.
• Build high volume platforms using cutting-edge technologies like React and GraphQL.
• Mentor and coach other software engineers.
• Be a major contributor to our agile and scrum practices.
• Design and lead crucial technical projects and initiatives cross teams and departments.
• Stay on the leading edge of technical know-how, industry trends, and drive technical innovations.

Requirements

• 12 years+ of experience developing web applications in client-side frameworks such as React, Angular, VueJS, etc., with a minimum of 3 years as a Tech Lead.
• B.S. in Computer Science or quantitative field; M.S. preferred.
• Working experience with agile, analytics, A/B testing and/or feature flags, Continuous Delivery, Trunk-based Development.
• Excellent HTML/CSS skills – you understand not only how to build the data, but how to make it look great too.
• Excellent understanding of object-oriented JavaScript, TypeScript.
• Knowledge in physical architecture at scale, building resilient, no single point of failures, highly available solutions.
• Knowledge in one or more of the following: NoSQL technologies (Cassandra, ScyllaDB, ElasticSearch, Redis, DynamoDB, etc), Queueing system experience (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, Azure Service Bus, etc).
• Knowledge and hands on experience in CI/CD solutions would be a plus.
• Strong experience in all aspects of client-side performance optimization.
• Extremely proficient in modern coding and design practices. For example, Clean Code, SOLID principals, and TDD.
• Experience in multiple front-end platforms including iOS, Android, Web, and API services.
• Have worked on an app or internet company that is at scale with large numbers of users and transactions per second.
• Have experience in a data driven company with experience analyzing and working with Big Data.
• Lead teams and greenfield projects solving large system problems.
• Worked on global projects serving world markets with distributed data centers and localization of the front end and data.

Qualifications

• Great communication and coordination skills.
• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• You have a good command of the English language.

Skills

• Knowledge in physical architecture at scale, building resilient, no single point of failures, highly available solutions.
• Knowledge in one or more of the following: NoSQL technologies (Cassandra, ScyllaDB, ElasticSearch, Redis, DynamoDB, etc), Queueing system experience (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, Azure Service Bus, etc).
• Knowledge and hands on experience in CI/CD solutions would be a plus.
• Strong experience in all aspects of client-side performance optimization.
• Extremely proficient in modern coding and design practices. For example, Clean Code, SOLID principals, and TDD.
• Experience in multiple front-end platforms including iOS, Android, Web, and API services.
• Have worked on an app or internet company that is at scale with large numbers of users and transactions per second.
• Have experience in a data driven company with experience analyzing and working with Big Data.
• Lead teams and greenfield projects solving large system problems.
• Worked on global projects serving world markets with distributed data centers and localization of the front end and data.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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Company Information

Agoda is a travel technology company that connects people to destinations and experiences. Founded in 2005, Agoda is part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG] and has a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries. The Full Stack Engineering Department builds Agoda's web and app products, focusing on various aspects including accommodations, flights, payments, marketing, post-booking services, and more. The Lead Software Engineer role is based in Bangkok, Thailand, with relocation provided.