Principal Software Engineer, Back End (Singapore-based)

Get to Know our Team: In Agoda’s 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 it’s building new projects like Flights and Packages or reimagining our existing business, you’ll make a big impact as part of the Back End Engineering team. 

The Opportunity: As a senior lead/principal engineer at Agoda, you will drive the technological evolution of our front-end systems. You will be responsible for architecting, implementing, and optimizing user interfaces that enhance the user experience for millions of travelers worldwide. This position requires a deep understanding of back-end development principles, a passion for crafting exceptional user experiences, and expertise in various back-end technologies. 

In this role, you’ll get to: 

• 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, nurture an inclusive engineering environment, and champion 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.

What you’ll Need to Succeed: 

• Overall experience of 10+ years in engineering roles
• Proven hands-on experience with owning production services with significant impact on design, development, deployment, monitoring & evolution
• Curiosity, staying updated on technological improvements and open source advancement. 
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Kotlin, Scala, Java, C#.  
• Can perform deep research & take 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 BE, has understanding of challenges and trade-offs in the entire engineering universe, from FE/Mobile to Data 7 analytics
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

It’s great if you have: 

• A 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.  
• Experience in programming with Rust, C or other low level languages

This position is based in Singapore.

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