Staff Software Engineer (L4) - Back End (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)

Agoda · Chicago, IL · 2 mo ago

Information TechnologyFull-time

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 millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.

Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. Fintech is one of the fastest growing areas in Agoda and we are rapidly expanding our tech team. We work closely with the finance business team and our Fintech product owners to reduce risk, drive efficiencies, and move on new market opportunities in this exciting field. We have a wide range of projects from traditional finance to cutting-edge customer fintech, such as reconciliation using Big Data technologies, growing and optimizing customer payments options, tax calculations in millisecond response times, and a mesh of supplier payment options like virtual credit cards.

About the Role

In this role, you will develop robust backend systems and architect and maintain scalable data pipelines and storage solutions that support complex data collection, processing, and analysis. Your dual expertise in backend and data engineering will play a crucial role in optimizing our financial technology solutions and driving informed business decisions through reliable data insights.

Responsibilities

Think and own the full life cycle of our products—from business requirements, technology selection, coding standards, agile development, unit and application testing, to CI/CD and proper monitoring
Design, develop, and maintain platforms and data pipelines across fintech
Build systems that are stable, scalable, and highly performant to meet the dynamic demands of the financial landscape
Write great code and mentor others in your team and wider organization
Collaborate with other teams and departments to solve complex problems
Foster cross-functional collaboration to drive forward product and technology goals
Play a pivotal role in recruiting and onboarding exceptional talent

Requirements

8+ years of experience with strong proficiency in Java, Kotlin, Scala, or C# with a proven track record of developing high-performance applications in production settings
Insightful experience with big data technologies like Hadoop, real-time processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark), and advanced knowledge of SQL and data architecture
Thinks in systems: their edge cases, failure modes, and life cycles
Uses a metrics-driven approach and can make informed decisions using data
Passionate about the craft of software development and constantly works to improve knowledge and skills
Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
Experience with operational excellence and a deep understanding of metrics, alarms, and dashboards

Nice to Have

Experience working in a modern FinTech or Payments organization
Domain knowledge in financial reconciliation, financial reporting, tax, payout methods like virtual credit cards, or customer payments
Hands-on experience with technologies like Spark for data processing, ETLs for data pipelines, and queueing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Experience with core engineering infrastructure tools like GitLab for source control and Continuous Integration, Kubernetes
Experience developing, maintaining, and debugging large-scale distributed systems
Experience leading projects, initiatives, and/or teams with full ownership of the systems involved