Principal Software Engineer in Back End, Agoda

Principal Software Engineer in Back End, Agoda

Company Agoda
Job title Principal Software Engineer in Back End
Job location Bangkok, Thailand
Type Full Time

Responsibilities:

  • Architecting and developing highly scalable, mission-critical back end systems
  • Owning a big chunk of Agoda’s system all the way from the north-star & vision down to the bytecode level
  • Enabling impactful collaboration and cross-team projects on big projects, making a dent in the quality of our services, code & architecture
  • Providing thoughtful feedback, nurturing an inclusive engineering environment, and championing engineering fundamentals. Bring out the best from your fellow engineers.
  • Identifying and implementing opportunities for optimization across the technology stack, focusing on cost, efficiency, velocity & dev happiness
  • Exhibiting technical leadership throughout the broader organization, conveying complex technical trade-offs to non-techies such as business owners & C-suite executives.

Requirements & Skills:

  • Overall experience of 10+ years in software engineering roles
  • Proven hands-on experience with owning production services with significant impact on design, development, deployment, monitoring & evolution
  • Curiosity, staying a-breast on technological improvements and open source advancement.
  • Strong programming skills in languages such as Kotlin, Scala, Java, and C#.
  • Can perform deep research & make 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.
  • On top of being an expert in the Back End, has an 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.

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