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# Software Engineer I - Backend

- **Company:** Booking.com
- **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Batch Processing, Data Integrity, Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Apache Hadoop, MySQL, E2e Testing, Software Engineering, Data Storage Technologies, State Machines, Cassandra, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.nl/job/nlf03d3e6d0950efc3b190c20d354cfd0c/eaa

## About the Role

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 testing paradigms
Experience with defining and upholding SLOs/KPIs and participating in architecture reviews for systems
Experience with Regulation, compliance policies is a plus
Past experience with payments or FinTech is a plus
Experience with security challenges for authentication and authorization
Experience of working on products that impact a large customer base and have a company-wide impact.
Experience in working with teams, colleagues spread across geographical locations is a plus., Java
Python
Perl
PHP
Ruby
C#
Golang
Node.js
Microservices
mySQL

## Description

The RegTech department in the Fintech Business Unit at Booking.com is dedicated to ensuring compliance and managing risks through innovative regulatory technology solutions. Our vision is to provide seamless, secure, and efficient regulatory processes that support the overall business objectives and enhance the experience for both our partners and internal stakeholders.
Our key focus areas include:
Compliance platform: Leverages state-of-the-art technology to execute comprehensive sanctions screening across multiple dimensions.
Screening & Monitoring: Develop and implement systems to screen partners/customers data, transactions, and business relationships.
Risk Identification & Mitigation: Identify potential risks, flag suspicious activities, and collaborate with compliance teams to resolve them effectively.
Regulatory Reporting: Ensure adherence to international regulations by generating accurate, timely reports for regulators and stakeholders.
Technology Enhancement: Continuously improve algorithms and tools to enhance screening accuracy, reduce false positives, and streamline workflows.
We are committed to building reliable foundations by prioritizing safety, resilience, and compliance in all our regulatory technology solutions. Our innovative approach continuously improves to meet the evolving needs of our business, ensuring that we stay ahead of regulatory changes and maintain the highest standards of compliance.
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 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


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