Full-Stack Software Engineer II

Booking.com
Amsterdam, Netherlands
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate

Job location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tech stack

Java
JavaScript
A/B testing
Continuous Integration
Relational Databases
Perl
Fault Tolerance
Python
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Responsive Web Design
Scala
Software Engineering
React
Technical Debt
Kotlin
Integration Tests
Kubernetes
GraphQL
Front End Software Development
Docker

Job description

Our team's goal is to improve agility and efficiency while ensuring continuity. We will do that by automating the path to production (CI/CD and release/patching automation), ensure reliable and isolated development/test environments, improve the Merge Request experience (fixing slow builds that lengthen feedback loops and impact developer productivity) and give teams and leaders actionable insight via a B&R data platform. We will know we achieved our goals if we raise deployment frequency, shorten lead time for change and cycle time, reduce change failure rate, reduce KTLO, speed time to mitigate, and grow Tech Guiding Principals (TGP) maturity across Dev++, Ops++, InterOp, OwnIt, and Data.

This will be a multi-disciplinary, engineering-led team, consisting of several engineering crafts (BE, FS, Data, SRE) that will closely collaborate with Central Tech and other BUs., * Design and implement end-to-end product features in collaboration with UX Designers, Data scientists, and other Developers.

  • Evaluating customer needs and coming up with ideal solutions for it, assessing different languages (Perl, Java, Javascript, Python, etc), architecture and risks.
  • Rapidly developing next-generation scalable, flexible, and high-performance systems, with end-to-end ownership by monitoring and adjusting SLIs and SLOs.
  • Continuously learn and apply modern development methodologies and tools
  • Deploy and maintain software in production
  • Proactively propose improvement ideas to reduce technical debt and increase business impact of your team

Requirements

Do you have experience in Software development?, * 4+ years of experience in a relevant role, preferably in a commercial environment

  • Software development experience working with Java, Python, Scala, Kotlin and Javascript and React framework using modern tools and methodologies.
  • Demonstrable experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
  • Understanding of modern front end architecture principles and design practices: micro frontend architecture, SSR, SPA, responsive design, progressive enhancement, graceful degradation
  • Knowledge of GraphQL is a plusAbility to write high-performance, reusable code
  • Writing unit and integration tests for the codeExperience with data-driven product development: analytics, A/B testing, etc
  • Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal

Benefits & conditions

Booking.com's Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, as well unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

  • Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
  • Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
  • Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Booking.com:

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have been a core part of our company culture since day one. This ongoing journey starts with our very own employees, who represent over 140 nationalities and a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations.

Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: "At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn't just build an outstanding workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. It's a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech."

We ensure that colleagues with disabilities are provided the adjustments and tools they need to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

About the company

At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We're the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you make. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the food you sample. Through our products, partners and people, we can empower everyone to experience the world. We're a truly global e-commerce company, with business operations in nearly every country and city on the planet. And we want to make it easy for everyone, anywhere in the world, to pay for their travel or do business with our platform - whenever and however it's convenient for them. Do you want to work on a software that impacts millions of customers around the world, solving some of the world's most sophisticated e-commerce challenges? We are looking for talented Full-Stack Engineers to join our Amsterdam HQ.

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