Engineering Manager in Back End (Gurugram based relocation provided)

Job Description

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 Agodas 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 its building new projects like Flights and Packages or reimagining our existing business, youll make a big impact as part of the Back End Engineering team, The Opportunity: The Engineering Manager role at Agoda is one of the most significant and challenging roles at the company The right candidate is both extremely hands on technically excellent, with solid engineering principles and exhibits strong leadership and people development skills We are looking for world class development managers to lead one or more of our engineering teams, In this Role, youll get to: Be hands on its one of the jobs fundamental task, and most of our development managers are writing and reviewing code, giving expert level coaching and guidance to their engineers, Its important to have a love of engineering and a passion for building things elegantly and at scale Staying in touch with where the industry is going is crucial, and its important to have strong opinions about how systems should be architected, engineered, and maintained Do full stack engineering: you should have solid experience in all parts of the technology stack: infrastructure, client side, back end, performance, data, and others, Developing people Despite our investment and belief in technology, people are still our greatest asset The right candidate will have a keen interest in developing people: inspiring those around them so they can achieve their potential Being able to bring A-players such as yourself from outside and integrating them into the business will also be important, What youll Need to Succeed: Extremely proficient in at least 1 programming language (Java, Scala, C#) Strong experience in systems architecture particularly in complex, scalable and fault tolerant distributed systems Demonstrable experience as a system owner with operational responsibility Proficient in lower level engineering (Garbage collection, context switching, threading) DevOps culture Agility Leanness Automation CI/CD Good understanding of application security Passionate about technology and the Internet Must have worked in a successful agile development team Must have run engineering teams before with 5+ direct reports Able to operate with autonomously: making decisions, setting KPIs, with a strong sense of ownership Practices data driven decision making Its Great if you have: Proficiency in more than one programming language This position is based in Gurugram, India Relocation package will be provided, #newdelhi #pune #bangalore #hyderabad #IT #ENG #4 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 persons 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 agencys 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,