Lead Software Engineer (Backend / Distributed Systems) — Bangkok Relocation at Agoda

Bangkok, , Thailand -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 May, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Yes

Skills

Backend Engineering, Distributed Systems, System Architecture, Kotlin, Scala, Java, Go, Kafka, Aerospike, CI/CD, Observability, Technical Leadership, Microservices, System Design, API Development, Software Quality Practices

Industry

Software Development

Description

About Agoda At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world. Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide. No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us. This position is based in Bangkok, Thailand (Relocation package is provided) 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. In this Role, you'll get to: Architect and develop highly scalable, mission-critical backend systems, owning major parts of Agoda’s platform from long-term vision down to implementation details. Write exemplary code, raise the engineering bar, and provide hands-on technical leadership that positively impacts 40+ engineers. Define architecture for critical systems and lead large-scale cross-team initiatives that improve service quality, code quality, and technical design. Drive organization-wide excellence in observability, testing, debugging, and software quality through strong engineering fundamentals and data-informed decisions. Identify and implement optimizations across the stack to improve cost, efficiency, delivery velocity, and developer happiness. Foster inclusive collaboration, unblock teams, influence technical roadmaps, and clearly communicate complex technical trade-offs to business stakeholders and senior leadership. What you'll Need to Succeed: 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with deep hands-on technical expertise and strong architectural leadership. Proven ability to design and evolve architecture across multiple teams, platforms, or critical system domains. Strong experience owning production services end-to-end, including design, development, deployment, monitoring, and long-term evolution. Demonstrated success leading large-scale technical initiatives in complex engineering organizations. Expertise in software quality practices, testing strategy, engineering metrics, observability, debugging, system reliability, and operational excellence. Strong backend engineering skills, with proficiency in languages such as Kotlin, Scala, or Java. Broad engineering understanding beyond backend, including awareness of trade-offs across frontend, mobile, and data analytics. Curiosity and passion for staying up to date with new technologies, technical improvements, and open-source advancements. Ability to perform deep research, evaluate complex problems, and make sound technical decisions. Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical details and trade-offs to stakeholders at all levels. Proven ability to influence technical direction without relying solely on formal authority. Track record of mentoring engineers, fostering collaboration, and building a culture of feedback and continuous improvement. Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively, with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands-on execution. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. What We Offer Full Relocation and Onboarding Support: Visa sponsorship for you and your family Flights, settling-in allowance, and temporary housing Dedicated relocation and settling-in advisors Relocation buddy program and community events Family & Expat Benefits: Partner & children support (school search, legal, etc.) International health insurance Flexible home visit support Agoda Perks: Hybrid working (Bangkok HQ) Professional growth and learning budget Employee resource groups for every culture and background Get to know first-hand testimonials of Agodans relocating from around the world to Bangkok: https://careersatagoda.com/agodans-in-bangkok/ Agoda’s Engineering Blog: https://medium.com/agoda-engineering #Bangkok #Thailand #RelocationProvided #APACJobs #BackendEngineering #DistributedSystems #DistributedArchitecture #PlatformEngineering #BackendInfrastructure #StaffEngineer #LeadEngineer #PrincipalEngineer #SoftwareArchitect #Kafka #EventDrivenArchitecture #Scalability #HighScaleSystems #CloudInfrastructure #SiteReliabilityEngineering #SRE #SystemDesign #Microservices #Java #Golang #BackendSystems #PlatformSystems #ReliabilityEngineering #DistributedComputing #FinTech #TravelTech #MarketplaceEngineering #Payments #DataInfrastructure #India #Bengaluru #Hyderabad #Pune #Chennai #Mumbai #Gurugram #Vietnam #HoChiMinhCity #Hanoi #Indonesia #Jakarta #Malaysia #KualaLumpur #Singapore #Poland #Warsaw #Wroclaw #Romania #Bucharest #Taiwan #Taipei #CzechRepublic #Agoda #LIHybrid Please review our Hiring Process Guidelines before your interview — click here to learn how interviewing at Agoda works. Discover more about working at Agoda Agoda Careers https://careersatagoda.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/agodacareers/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/agoda YouTube https://www.youtube.com/agodalife 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 person’s 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 agency’s 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.

Responsibilities

Architect and develop highly scalable, mission-critical backend systems while providing technical leadership to over 40 engineers. Drive organization-wide excellence in software quality, observability, and system reliability through data-informed decisions.