About the Position

Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack (Gurugram Based)

Gurugram, India

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.

Responsibilities

Lead full-stack architecture and system design for features used by millions of customers across web and cross-platform environments.
Own complex end-to-end systems: Take responsibility for building, integrating, and maintaining both frontend and backend components, including the critical Backend for Frontend (BFF) layer.
Mentor and guide high-performing teams: Provide technical leadership, drive engineering excellence, and support the growth of your peers.
Drive technical decisions: Influence architecture and best practices across multiple squads, ensuring scalable, reliable, and high-quality solutions.
Collaborate with Product and Design: Work closely with cross-functional partners to deliver cohesive, user-centered features and experiments that directly impact business outcomes.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong record of technical leadership and end-to-end ownership.
Expertise in Java, Kotlin, .NET, and JavaScript/TypeScript, plus hands-on experience with frameworks such as Node.js and React (or similar TypeScript frameworks).
Proven experience leading end-to-end architecture on high-traffic, high-availability platforms, ideally with exposure to cross-platform or migration projects (e.g., native to WebView).
BFF (Backend for Frontend) experience is a must: You have designed, built, or maintained BFF layers (language flexible-C#, Kotlin, Java, etc.) that bridge frontend and backend systems.
Track record of technical mentorship, cross-team collaboration, and solving ambiguous, complex problems in fast-paced environments.
Strong API and middleware skills: Ability to design and implement APIs and backend services tailored for frontend needs.

Nice to Have

Experience with Scala or other JVM languages.
Exposure to cloud platforms, microservices, and modern DevOps practices.
Prior work on large-scale migration or cross-platform initiatives.
Android and/or iOS native development experience

We Offer

Competitive salary
Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment
Collaborative and inclusive workplace culture
Professional growth and development opportunities

About the Company

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.

We will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file. For more details please read our privacy policy.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack (Gurugram Based)

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