Principal Software Engineer, Back End (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)

Agoda is an online travel booking platform that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, flights, activities, and more. As part of Booking Holdings and based in Asia, Agoda's diverse team of 7,100+ employees from 95+ nationalities in 27 markets fosters an environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. Through a culture of experimentation and ownership, we aim to enhance the ability for our customers to experience the world. Our Purpose: Bridging the World Through Travel At Agoda, we believe that 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. Our team is skillful, driven, and diverse, united by a passion to make an impact by harnessing innovative technologies and strong partnerships to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone. The Opportunity Agoda's Platform team is seeking developers to work on mission-critical systems that serve millions of users daily. As a developer, you will have the opportunity to work on innovative projects using cutting-edge technologies, making a significant impact on our business and the travel industry. In this role, you will be responsible for: - Architecting and developing highly scalable, mission-critical back-end systems - Taking ownership of Agoda's system from the north-star vision to the bytecode level - Facilitating impactful collaboration and cross-team projects to improve the quality of services, code, and architecture - Providing constructive feedback, fostering an inclusive engineering environment, and promoting engineering fundamentals - Identifying and implementing optimization opportunities across the technology stack to enhance cost, efficiency, velocity, and developer happiness - Demonstrating technical leadership within the organization by communicating complex technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders such as business owners and C-suite executives Qualifications for Success: - 10+ years of overall experience in software engineering roles - Hands-on experience in owning production services with a significant impact on design, development, deployment, monitoring, and evolution - Curiosity for technological advancements and open-source development - Proficiency in programming languages such as Kotlin, Scala, Java, and C# - Strong communication skills to explain technical details to stakeholders at all levels - Understanding of challenges and trade-offs in the entire engineering domain, from Front End/Mobile to Data and Analytics - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field Preferred Qualifications: - Master's or Ph.D. in a technical field - Experience with Kubernetes for effective container orchestration and scaling - Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, and practices relevant to machine learning - Programming experience in Rust, C, or other low-level languages This position is based in Bangkok, Thailand. Relocation support is provided. Agoda is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will keep your application on file for future vacancies and provide an option to remove your details upon request. Please refer to our privacy policy for more information. To all recruitment agencies: Agoda does not accept third-party resumes. Kindly refrain from sending resumes to our jobs alias, Agoda employees, or any other organization location. Agoda is not liable for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.,