Software Developer (Contract)

About Agoda

At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world. Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences with great deals across millions of hotels, holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.

No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.

Get to Know Our Team

At Agoda, our engineering teams build the products and platforms that power a global travel marketplace. We design, develop, and scale systems that support key areas such as search, pricing, booking, payments, and customer experience, serving millions of users worldwide. Our environment is highly data-driven and fast-paced, with strong investment in automation, experimentation, and continuous delivery. We hire talented people from around the world, give them ownership, and empower them to grow. If you’re excited about solving complex problems at scale and making a visible impact, you’ll thrive as part of Agoda’s Engineering team.

About the Role

You will be working as a part of an agile team as a Full Stack/Backend Engineer, getting to experience various parts of Agoda systems that handle millions of users every day across the globe 24/7. This role is a 6-month contract based in Gurugram, India.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-quality software solutions in alignment with project requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and technical designs.
• Develop solutions using frontend technologies (React / Redux / Typescript) powered by backend stack using C# / Scala / Kotlin / Private cloud.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems.
• Use A/B Testing and make product related decisions based on data.
• Create reports and analytics for business use cases using Hadoop, Grafana and other similar services.
• Create real-time monitoring for the production system you have built.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices and coding standards.

Requirements

• Fresh graduates are welcome to apply. Preferably less than two years of experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in any stream with coding experience or completing a software engineering-related BootCamp.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English with great problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Understanding of basic data structures and algorithms.
• Coding skill in any language e.g., Java, C#, JavaScript, Python, Kotlin.

Nice to Have

• Experience in any form of data persistence (RDBMSs, NoSQL).
• Some understanding of modern frontend, backend or mobile technology e.g., React, Vue, Kotlin, C#, Angular, Flutter, Native iOS and Android Apps.
• Experience with automated CI/CD systems, test driven development, clean software architectures and SOLID principles.
• GitHub profile especially contributing to open source projects.