Job Application for Lead Software Engineer, Platform (Bangkok Based, Relocation provided) at Agoda

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About Agoda

At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, 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 our great deals across our millions of hotels and 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.

The Opportunity

At Agoda, our Platform Engineering team develops the core infrastructure, systems, and tooling that support software development across the company. The team is responsible for enabling engineering teams with reliable platforms, scalable automation, and efficient developer experiences that accelerate delivery while maintaining high standards of security and operational excellence.

As a Lead Software Engineer, Platform, you will lead the design and delivery of critical platform capabilities that have broad impact across Agoda’s R&D organization. You will combine strong hands-on engineering with technical leadership, helping shape platform direction, guide implementation, and elevate engineering standards across teams.

In this Role, you’ll get to:

Lead the design, development, and evolution of platform systems that support Agoda’s software development lifecycle
Drive improvements in CI/CD, developer tooling, and security automation to increase engineering speed, quality, and reliability
Own and improve central platform services such as source control, CI, service discovery, and internal engineering systems
Build and guide the development of internal tools and self-service platforms used by teams across the organization
Provide technical leadership across platform initiatives, setting direction and ensuring high-quality execution
Partner with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to solve complex cross-functional problems
Mentor engineers and contribute to a strong culture of technical excellence, automation, and operational rigor
Help define platform roadmaps and identify opportunities to improve scalability, resilience, and developer experience

What you’ll Need to Succeed:

Significant experience in Software Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Engineering
Strong hands-on experience designing, building, and operating production systems at scale
Strong coding skills in a modern programming language, preferably Python or Go
Deep knowledge of developer ecosystem tooling such as Git, CI systems, Docker, and Kubernetes
Strong software design and architecture skills, especially in building highly available and fault-tolerant systems
Solid Linux systems knowledge and operational troubleshooting experience
Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence engineering decisions across teams
Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
A passion for building platforms that improve engineering productivity, reliability, and security

It’s Great if you have:

Experience with configuration management tools, preferably Ansible
Experience building full-stack internal platforms, preferably with React.js and Go
Experience with OpenStack
Experience with container orchestration, preferably Kubernetes
Experience with HashiCorp tools such as Consul and Vault
Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and MSSQL

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Lead Software Engineer, Platform (Bangkok Based, Relocation provided)

The Opportunity

In this Role, you’ll get to:

What you’ll Need to Succeed:

It’s Great if you have:

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