Agoda
Travel
StaffSoftwareEngineer(L4)-BackEnd
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“Staff Software Engineer (L4) - Back End at Agoda. Skills: Backend engineering, Data engineering, System architecture, Data pipelines. Develop robust backend systems. Architect and maintain scalable data pipelines and storage solutions”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce risk; Drive efficiencies; Move on new market opportunities; Meet the dynamic demands of the financial landscape; Drive informed business decisions through reliable data insights
Industry & Context.
Exceptional problem-solving skills; Thinks in systems: their edge cases, failure modes, and life cycles
Bangkok based, Relocation provided
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
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), Advanced knowledge of SQL, 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 work to improve your knowledge and skills, Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies, Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, Experience with operational excellence, Deep understanding of metrics, alarms and dashboards
Nice to Have
Experience working in a modern FinTech or Payments organization, Domain knowledge in financial reconciliation, Domain knowledge in financial reporting, Domain knowledge in tax, Domain knowledge in payout methods like virtual credit cards, Domain knowledge in customer payments, Hands-on experience working with technologies like Spark for data processing, ETLs for data pipelines, Queueing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ), Core engineering infrastructure tools like GitLab for source control and Continuous Integration, Kubernetes, Experience developing, maintaining and debugging large-scale distributed systems, Experience in leading projects, initiatives and/or teams, with full ownership of the systems involved
What You'll Do.
Develop robust backend systems
Architect and maintain scalable data pipelines and storage solutions
Support complex data collection
Optimize financial technology solutions
Drive informed business decisions through reliable data insights
Own the full life cycle of products
develop and maintain platforms and data pipelines across fintech
Build systems that are stable
and highly performant
Mentor people in your team and wider
Recruiting and onboarding exceptional talent
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with other teams and departments; Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration: work with diverse teams to drive forward product and technology goals
Communication Scope
Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
Process & Methodology
Leading projects, Leading initiatives, Leading teams, Full ownership of the systems involved
Full Job Description
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 our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide. No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us. Get to Know Our Team 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. For example, reconciliation using Big Data technologies, growing and optimizing customer payments options, tax calculations in milli-second response times and a mesh of supplier payment options like virtual credit cards. It’s a hot field and the perfect mix of data engineering and backend engineering. The Opportunity In this role, you will not only develop robust backend systems but also 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. In This Role, You’ll Get to Think and own the full life cycle of our products, not just a single piece of code –
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