Senior Backend Software Engineer, Booking.com
Leading travel accommodation and experiences marketplace
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Leading travel accommodation and experiences marketplace
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To shape the future of travel through cutting edge technology, to make it easier for everyone to enjoy amazing experiences wherever they go.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for driven Senior Software Engineers who enjoy solving problems, who initiate solutions and discussions and who believe that any challenge can be scaled with the right mindset and tools
- We have found that people who match the following requirements thrive in this fast paced environment:
- You are a humble and thought leader, you lead by example and gain your teammates respect through your actions and not your title
- You have strong programming skills and experience with 2+ server-side programming languages
- You have min 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, you’ve worked with web applications, distributed systems and product(s) that impact millions of customers
- You have a solid understanding of Service Oriented Architecture, Microservices & OOP patterns - and you mastered explaining these concepts to others
- Having experience with Java, Kubernetes, Kafka, and AWS is a plus
- You have strong technical knowledge in building APIs and performance optimisation in both service and database level
- You own your systems end-to-end and are comfortable performing incident management
- You are an excellent communicator and you are able to influence and cooperate with people at all levels
- You have driven successful technical, business and people related initiatives that improved productivity, performance and quality
- You have a ‘can do’ attitude and you act proactively and not reactively
- It would be great if you have prior experience with mentoring, coaching and training team members
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer within the Order Platform, you have the opportunity to play a hands-on technical leadership role
- You are responsible for designing, building, and evolving core platform components, while guiding the team toward sound technical decisions and strong operational best practices
- You work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to define the technical architecture and to prioritize initiatives that directly support and empower customer-facing teams
- Important aspects of the job can include:
- Rapidly developing next-generation scalable, flexible, and high-performance systems, with end-to-end ownership by monitoring and adjusting SLIs and SLOs
- Solving issues with the mobile apps, website and internal systems, prioritising based on customer and business impact
- Acting as an intermediary for problems, with both technical and non-technical audiences
- A/B Testing; we have thousands of experiments running at the same time, interacting with each other
- Evaluating customer needs and coming up with ideal solutions for it; assessing different programming languages, architecture, and risks
- Contributing to the growth of Booking.com through interviewing, on-boarding, or other recruitment efforts
Our take
Booking.com has established itself as a leading digital travel company. The company reaps the benefits of its status in the market and is currently in a stronger position than its up-and-coming competitors such as Expedia, Trivago and Trip.com. Airbnb represents the sharing economy and acts as a disruptive force in this market but still has ways to go to compete with Booking.com.
In recent years, there has been considerable growth in the number of travellers wishing to travel more sustainably. And Booking.com is well positioned to attract these consumers, having introduced a Travel Sustainable badge on their platform which over 100,000 properties have achieved for their sustainability efforts.
The company was originally founded with a core focus on hotels, and the platform now offers more than 31M accommodation listings. It has also expanded into different services, including flights, car rentals, and attractions.
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Company benefits
- Health insurance
- Free access to Headspace for you and your loved ones
- Global Employee Assistance Program
- Meditation and Breastfeeding rooms at the office
- Booking Cares - 2 days per year to volunteer and learn
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Pension plan
- Annual paid time off
- Parental leave - 22 weeks
- Grandparent leave - 10 days
- Care leave - 10 days
- Bereavement leave - up to 4 weeks
- Anniversary leave
- Working from Home Furniture and Ergonomic Support
- Working from Abroad - up to 20 days per year
- Discounts & Wallet credits to spend on our products
- Upgrade to Booking.com Genius Level 3
- Friends & Family Booking.com discount vouchers
- Free access to online learning platforms
- Development and mentorship programs to support career growth
- Access to trainings and workshops
- Team development opportunities
- Local discount programs
- Game rooms in offices
- On-site meals, coffee and snacks including vegan options
Company HQ
Nieuwmarkt en Lastage, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Glenn Fogel
(CEO)Previously Vice President at Morgan Stanley. They joined Booking Holdings in 2000 and have held several high profile and executive positions since. They are currently the President and CEO
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