Agoda
Principal Software Engineer, FinTech (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)
Agoda, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Principal Software Engineer, FinTech (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)
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About Agoda Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting‑edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 7,100+ employees representing 95+ nationalities in 27 markets foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership, enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.
Our Purpose - Bridging the World Through Travel We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding and happiness.
We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. Harnessing our innovative technologies and strong partnerships, we aim to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone.
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.
The Opportunity 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.
In this Role, you'll get to:
Architect and develop highly scalable, mission‑critical back end systems
Own a big chunk of Agoda’s system all the way from the north‑star & vision down to the bytecode level
Enable impactful collaboration and cross‑team projects on big projects, making a dent in the quality of our services, code & architecture
Provide thoughtful feedback, nurture an inclusive engineering environment, and champion engineering fundamentals. Bring out the best from your fellow engineers.
Identify and implement opportunities for optimization across the technology stack, focusing on cost, efficiency, velocity & developer happiness
Exhibit technical leadership throughout the broader organization, conveying complex technical trade‑offs to non‑techies such as business owners & C‑suite executives.
What you'll Need to Succeed
Overall experience of 10+ years in software engineering roles
Proven hands‑on experience owning production services with significant impact on design, development, deployment, monitoring & evolution
Curiosity, staying abreast on technological improvements and open‑source advancement
Strong programming skills in languages such as Kotlin, Scala, Java, C#
Ability to perform deep research & take decisions on complex projects. Can easily toggle between running as a lone wolf and also works great as part of a pack
Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical details to stakeholders at all levels
Beyond being an expert in Back End, understanding of challenges and trade‑offs in the entire engineering universe, from Front End / Mobile to Data 7 analytics
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
It’s Great if you have
Master’s or Ph.D. in a technical field
Experience in FinTech domain
Experience with Kubernetes for effective container orchestration and scaling
Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, and practices relevant to machine learning
Experience in programming with Rust, C or other low‑level language
This position is based in Bangkok, Thailand. (Relocation support is provided) Discover More About Working At Agoda
Agoda Careers https://careersatagoda.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/agodacareers/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/agoda
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/agodalife
Equal Opportunity Employer 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. For more details please read our privacy policy.
Disclaimer 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.
Seniority level: Director
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Technology, Information and Internet
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Principal Software Engineer, FinTech (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)
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Agoda
2 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicants
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Principal Software Engineer, FinTech (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)
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Agoda
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About Agoda Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting‑edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 7,100+ employees representing 95+ nationalities in 27 markets foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership, enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.
Our Purpose - Bridging the World Through Travel We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding and happiness.
We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. Harnessing our innovative technologies and strong partnerships, we aim to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone.
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.
The Opportunity 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.
In this Role, you'll get to:
Architect and develop highly scalable, mission‑critical back end systems
Own a big chunk of Agoda’s system all the way from the north‑star & vision down to the bytecode level
Enable impactful collaboration and cross‑team projects on big projects, making a dent in the quality of our services, code & architecture
Provide thoughtful feedback, nurture an inclusive engineering environment, and champion engineering fundamentals. Bring out the best from your fellow engineers.
Identify and implement opportunities for optimization across the technology stack, focusing on cost, efficiency, velocity & developer happiness
Exhibit technical leadership throughout the broader organization, conveying complex technical trade‑offs to non‑techies such as business owners & C‑suite executives.
What you'll Need to Succeed
Overall experience of 10+ years in software engineering roles
Proven hands‑on experience owning production services with significant impact on design, development, deployment, monitoring & evolution
Curiosity, staying abreast on technological improvements and open‑source advancement
Strong programming skills in languages such as Kotlin, Scala, Java, C#
Ability to perform deep research & take decisions on complex projects. Can easily toggle between running as a lone wolf and also works great as part of a pack
Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical details to stakeholders at all levels
Beyond being an expert in Back End, understanding of challenges and trade‑offs in the entire engineering universe, from Front End / Mobile to Data 7 analytics
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
It’s Great if you have
Master’s or Ph.D. in a technical field
Experience in FinTech domain
Experience with Kubernetes for effective container orchestration and scaling
Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, and practices relevant to machine learning
Experience in programming with Rust, C or other low‑level language
This position is based in Bangkok, Thailand. (Relocation support is provided) Discover More About Working At Agoda
Agoda Careers https://careersatagoda.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/agodacareers/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/agoda
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/agodalife
Equal Opportunity Employer 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. For more details please read our privacy policy.
Disclaimer 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.
Seniority level: Director
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Technology, Information and Internet
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Agoda by 2x
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