Engineering Manager, Back End (Bangkok based, relocation provided)

Engineering Manager, Back End (Bangkok based, relocation provided) 3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants About Agoda Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting-edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7 million hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership, enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world. Our Purpose - Bridging the World Through Travel We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn, and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding, and happiness. We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. The Opportunity The Engineering Manager role at Agoda is one of the most significant and challenging roles at the company. The

right candidate is hands on - technically excellent, with solid engineering principles - and exhibits strong leadership and people development skills. We are looking for world class development managers to lead one or more of our engineering teams. Responsibilities * Hands on leadership: write and review code, give expert level coaching and guidance to engineers. * Product ownership and architecture: maintain scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems and define system boundaries. * Full-stack engineering: experience infrastructure, client side, back end, performance, data, and others. * People development: inspire and develop engineering talent, bring in A-players, and integrate them into the business. * Operational excellence: own system reliability, automate, and ship frequent releases without downtime. Qualifications * Extremely proficient in at least one programming language (Java, Scala, C#). * Strong experience in systems architecture - particularly in complex, scalable and fault-tolerant distributed systems. * Demonstrable experience as a system owner with operational responsibility. * Proficient in lower level engineering (Garbage collection, context switching, threading). * DevOps culture - agility, leanness, automation, CI/CD. * Good understanding of application security. * Passionate about technology and the Internet. * Must have run engineering teams before with 5+ direct reports. * Able to operate with autonomously: making decisions, setting KPIs, with a strong sense of ownership. * Practices data-driven decision making. It's Great If You Have * Proficiency in more than one programming language. Equal Opportunity Employer At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender