Agoda is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for its Back-End Engineering team in Bangkok, Thailand, with relocation provided. The role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining scalable platforms and data pipelines that serve millions of users daily, while owning the full product lifecycle from requirements through CI/CD and monitoring. The engineer will mentor team members, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate cross-functionally to improve system performance and reliability. Candidates need 8+ years of experience building performance-critical production applications using Scala, Java, Kotlin, or similar modern languages, plus strong RDBMS knowledge. The position involves directing significant company-wide projects, setting technical vision, and implementing advanced CI/CD and testing strategies. Knowledge of NoSQL, queueing systems, and the Play framework is a plus.
