Senior Engineering Manager (Bangkok based, relocation provided)

Senior Engineering Manager (Bangkok based, relocation provided)

Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting‑edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. Based in Asia and part of Booking Holdings, our 7,100+ employees representing 95+ nationalities in 27 markets foster a work environment rich in diversity, creativity, and collaboration. We innovate through a culture of experimentation and ownership, enhancing the ability for our customers to experience the world.

We believe travel allows people to enjoy, learn and experience more of the amazing world we live in. It brings individuals and cultures closer together, fostering empathy, understanding and happiness. We are a skillful, driven and diverse team from across the globe, united by a passion to make an impact. Harnessing our innovative technologies and strong partnerships, we aim to make travel easy and rewarding for everyone.

Our Team

In Agoda’s Engineering department, we build scalable and fault‑tolerant systems covering all major areas of the business : website, mobile apps, affiliate APIs, inventory and pricing, product information, customer data, communications, partner data, booking systems, payments, finance and more. These mission‑critical systems change frequently with dozens of releases per day, so we employ state‑of‑the‑art CI / CD, experimentation and advanced testing techniques to ensure everything works without downtime. We also ensure that our systems are self‑healing, responding gracefully to extreme loads or unexpected input. We use state‑of‑the‑art languages like React, Redux, JavaScript, Kotlin, Scala, and technologies like Kafka, Aerospike and Big Data, all woven into an agile development practice. Most importantly, we hire great people and empower them to succeed. Building new projects such as Flights and Packages, innovating on fintech ideas or reimagining our existing business, you’ll make a big impact as part of our Engineering team.

Opportunity

The Senior Engineering Manager role at Agoda is one of the most significant and challenging roles in technology. The right candidate combines deep technical knowledge with strong leadership and people development skills, and has experience leading large engineering teams and managing managers.

Responsibilities

• Manage large engineering teams
• Directly manage engineering managers and star engineers
• Provide technical input into new business ideas
• Work with senior leadership up to C‑level
• Lead initiatives outside your core team
• Build and guide the technical roadmap for your area
• Take ownership of major strategic projects to Agoda
• Build systems generically and elegantly at scale, maintaining strong opinions about architecture
• Develop people : inspire, nurture talent, bring A‑players, and integrate them into the business

Qualifications

Nice to Have

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Equal Opportunity Employer

At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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Disclaimer

We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency’s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third‑party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.

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