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# Software Engineer I - Backend

- **Company:** Booking.com
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), A/B Testing, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Batch Processing, Data Integrity, Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Apache Hadoop, MySQL, Software Engineering, Data Storage Technologies, State Machines, Backend, Cassandra, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** August 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/software-engineer-i-backend/44935847

## About the Role

within the team Be owner for teams' micro-services and services Acting as an intermediary for problems, with both technical and non-technical audiences Understanding the regulatory processes and how to best support our customers, partners and compliance officers. Providing compliance officers/analysts with enhanced tooling experience, analytics and reporting. Contributing to the growth of Booking.com through interviewing, on-boarding, or other recruitment efforts Qualifications & Skills: Minimum of 2 years of software development experience; using 2 or more server-side programming languages. Experience with Java is a must Experience with micro-services is a must Experience with building highly scalable distributed systems and batch processing pipelines with a focus on data integrity Experience with multiple data storage technologies (MySQL, Hadoop, Cassandra) Experience with AWS (DynamoDB, RDS, Step functions, EC2, Kinesis) is a plus. Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end

## Description

About Us: 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 encounter. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the memories you make. Through our products, partners and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world. Role Description: As a Software Engineer, you are responsible for the development, performance, and scaling of our services as well as internal systems. You will work independently and will also be responsible for making technical decisions within a team. Key Job Responsibilities and Duties: Rapidly developing next-generation scalable, flexible, and high-performance systems Self-starters with a collaborative, "can-do" attitude Solving issues with the systems, prioritizing based on customer impact Advocating development best practices


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