Principal Engineer, Back End (Data Engineer) (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)
Agoda is seeking a Principal Engineer in Bangkok to lead the development of AI-powered data querying solutions and shape their analytical engine infrastructure. You will architect scalable data quality tools and frameworks while serving as a senior technical authority across AI, data platforms, and reliability domains. The role requires extensive experience with large-scale data systems, backend development, and AI/LLM applications to drive high-impact initiatives. This position involves both hands-on technical execution and strategic leadership in a mission-critical engineering environment.
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Experience
10+ years
Function
Engineering
Work mode
Onsite, Thailand
Company
Tier 2
What you will work on
Agoda is seeking a Principal Engineer in Bangkok to lead the development of AI-powered data querying solutions and shape their analytical engine infrastructure. You will architect scalable data quality tools and frameworks while serving as a senior technical authority across AI, data platforms, and reliability domains. The role requires extensive experience with large-scale data systems, backend development, and AI/LLM applications to drive high-impact initiatives. This position involves both hands-on technical execution and strategic leadership in a mission-critical engineering environment.
TAL's take
High-caliber role at a major global brand with significant technical responsibility and ownership over AI-driven data platforms.
The JD provides a very clear scope, specific project goals like AI-powered data querying, and defined technical requirements.
Salaries at Agoda
65.2 LPA average
Based on 9 Grapevine salary entries for Agoda.
Engineering
4 - 6 years
52 LPA average
Range: 52 - 52 LPA
Engineering
6 - 8 years | SDE3
58 LPA average
Range: 25 - 76 LPA
Engineering
10 - 12 years
72 LPA average
Range: 72 - 72 LPA
Other roles
6 - 8 years | SDE3
40 LPA average
Range: 40 - 40 LPA
Must haves
- 10+ years of experience in software or data engineering
- Hands-on experience with SQL and large-scale data systems
- Experience with modern analytical databases or data warehouses
- Experience with backend development in Python, Java, or Scala
- Experience building or working with AI/LLM-based applications
- Strong understanding of data modeling and query performance optimization
Tools and skills
Nice to have: text-to-sql, starrocks, data observability, data quality, governance frameworks, dbt, airflow, spark.
About the company
Agoda is a well-established global travel tech company and part of Booking Holdings, but does not meet the criteria for the specified Tier 1 global companies list.
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