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

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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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 a person’s 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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