Senior Software Engineer, Back End Team (Gurugram based)

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 47M 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 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 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: Agoda Platform team is looking for developers to work on mission critical systems that deal with the designing and development of APIs that serve millions of user search requests a day In this Role, youll get to: Use state-of-the-art languages like Scala and Go, data technologies like Kafka and Hadoop, and agile development practices Work directly with product and technology leaders to translate feature requirements into software designs Opportunity to work across different mission-critical systems to implement complete features Code review team members and help them write great code What youll Need to Succeed: 5+ yearsexperience under your belt developing performance-critical applications that run in a production environment using Scala, Java, Python or other similar languages You have RDBMS knowledge (SQL Server, Oracle, MySql or other) Knowledge of core engineering infrastructure tools like Git for source control, Gitlab for Continuous Integration, Docker containers and Kubernetes for deployment You have a Good command of the English language You are passionate about the craft of software development and constantly work to improve your knowledge and skills Its Great if you have: Knowledge in one or more of the following: NoSQL (especially, but not only Cassandra), Queueing system experience (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, MSMQ), Hadoop, Play framework, Akka library #newdelhi #Pune #Hyderabad #Bangalore #Mumbai #Bengaluru #Chennai #Kolkata #Lucknow #Gurugram #India 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