Back End Lead Software Engineer - Accommodation/Flights/Supply/FinTech(Bangkok based - Relocation provided)
Agoda is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to join their travel-tech platform team in Bangkok. You will architect and develop highly scalable, mission-critical systems and provide hands-on technical leadership to a large team of engineers. The role requires deep experience with backend languages like Scala, Go, or Java and proficiency in data infrastructure such as Kafka and Aerospike. You will drive cross-team initiatives to improve service quality and system reliability at scale.
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Experience
10+ years
Function
Engineering
Work mode
Hybrid, Thailand
Company
Tier 1
What you will work on
Agoda is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to join their travel-tech platform team in Bangkok. You will architect and develop highly scalable, mission-critical systems and provide hands-on technical leadership to a large team of engineers. The role requires deep experience with backend languages like Scala, Go, or Java and proficiency in data infrastructure such as Kafka and Aerospike. You will drive cross-team initiatives to improve service quality and system reliability at scale.
TAL's take
High-impact staff level role at a major global tech company (Booking Holdings) with clear architectural and leadership scope.
The JD provides an exceptionally clear breakdown of responsibilities, technical stack, team context, and expected impact.
Salaries at Agoda
65.2 LPA average
Based on 9 Grapevine salary entries for Agoda.
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Other roles
6 - 8 years | SDE3
40 LPA average
Range: 40 - 40 LPA
Must haves
- 10+ years experience in software engineering
- Hands-on technical expertise and architectural leadership
- Experience designing architecture across multiple teams or platforms
- Experience owning production services end-to-end
- Strong backend engineering skills (Kotlin, Scala, or Java)
- Experience leading large-scale technical initiatives
Tools and skills
About the company
Agoda is a major subsidiary of Booking Holdings, operating at massive global scale in the travel tech industry.
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