Staff Software Engineer - Back End (Bangkok Based, Relocation Provided)

Agoda's Platform team is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for its Back-End Engineering department in Bangkok, Thailand, with relocation provided. The role focuses on building scalable, fault-tolerant systems and APIs that host core business logic across inventory, pricing, payments, and booking systems. The position is part of a fast-track 1-Day Interview Program scheduled for 29th October 2026, with a decision communicated within 24-48 hours.

Responsibilities include owning the full product lifecycle, designing and maintaining platforms and data pipelines, boosting system performance, mentoring team members, and collaborating cross-functionally. Candidates need 8+ years of experience with performance-critical applications using Scala, Java, or Kotlin, strong RDBMS knowledge, and experience directing company-wide projects and setting technical vision.

Think and own the full life cycle of products from business requirements through CI/CD and monitoring

Design, develop and maintain platforms and data pipelines

Build stable, scalable, highly performant systems to meet dynamic demands

Write great code and mentor team members

Foster cross-functional collaboration to drive product and technology goals

8+ years of experience developing performance-critical applications in production using Scala, Java, Kotlin or relevant modern languages

Strong RDBMS knowledge (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, or other)

Ability to direct significant company-wide projects and set technical vision

Deep involvement in architectural decisions and setting team direction

Implement advanced CI/CD pipelines and robust testing strategies

Fast-track 1-Day Interview Program on 29th October 2026 with 4 interview rounds completed in one day and a decision within 24-48 hours