Staff Software Engineer, Back End (IC4) Singapore Based

Job location: Singapore

The Opportunity:

Are you ready to work on mission-critical systems that serve millions of users every day Agoda's Platform team is seeking talented developers to drive innovation and make a meaningful impact on our business and the travel industry.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to work on groundbreaking projects, leverage cutting-edge technologies, and shape the future of travel. A key focus of our team is harnessing the power of Generative AI to enhance customer experience and support, making them more efficient and user-friendly.

Your responsibilities as a Back End Engineer will include:

• Refining and optimizing AI prompts.
• Evaluating and experimenting with AI models.
• Applying Generative AI to solve real-world challenges and deliver impactful use cases.

If you're passionate about technology, innovation, and creating solutions that touch millions of lives, we'd love to hear from you!

What You'll Need to Succeed

• 8+ years of experience developing performance-critical applications in a production environment using Scala, Java, Kotlin, C#, Go or relevant modern programming languages.
• Strong RDBMS knowledge (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, or other).
• Ability to direct significant company-wide projects and sets technical vision.
• Good command of the English language.
• Deeply involved in making architectural decisions, setting the standard and direction for the team.
• Implement advanced CI/CD pipelines and robust testing strategies to ensure seamless integration, deployment, and high code quality.
• Knowledge in NoSQL, Queueing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, MSMQ), and Play framework.
• Passion for software development and continuous improvement of your knowledge and skills.

It's Great if You Have

• Machine Learning, GPT, prompt engineering and other AI project experience
• Candidates with JVM language experience - Scala/Kotlin/Java and Python would be preferred

Agoda will prefer candidates who are PR/Singapore Citizens. (No visa sponsorship available)