As a Software Engineer working on the backend, you have the opportunity to be responsible for the development, performance, and scaling of many areas - including our mobile apps and public website as well as internal systems and infrastructure. You will work independently and will also be responsible for making technical decisions within a cross-functional team.
Key Responsibilities & DutiesImportant 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.
We have found that people who match the following requirements are the ones who fit us best:
- Minimum of 3 years of professional software development experience.
- Proven experience using two or more server side programming languages: Java, Python, Perl, C++, Go, Scala, etc.
- Demonstrable experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
- Previous experience with distributed systems.
- Familiarity with Javascript ecosystems (Node.js, Typescript, JSX).
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience of working on products and systems at a large scale, for the benefit of either the end user or other internal engineering teams.
- Excellent communication; written and spoken.
- Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parental (22-weeks paid leave), grandparent, bereavement, and care leave.
- Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, working from home furniture and ergonomic support, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country).
- A beautiful sustainable campus, that offers on-site meals, coffee, and snacks, multi-faith and breastfeeding rooms at the office.
- Discounts & Wallet credits to spend on our products, upgrade to Booking.com Genius Level 3, and friends & family Booking.com discount vouchers.
- Free access to online learning platforms, development and mentorship programs.
- Global Employee Assistance Program, free Headspace membership.
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If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.
