Software Engineer II - Organic Marketing

At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core and innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We’re the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you make. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the food you sample. Through our products, partners and people, we can empower everyone to experience the world.

Software Engineer II (Fullstack) - Organic Marketing

Organic Marketing is responsible for providing the best experience to our customers from various marketing channels like search engines, meta search etc. In addition, we also closely align with all our business counterparts to create landing experiences for unique marketing moments. We build and improve hundreds of thousands of web pages constantly to cater to the needs of customers in 40+ languages by providing relevant content & a varied selection of properties, flights, car rental and taxis.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a cross functional team influencing the strategy and roadmap of the product while building systems at scale.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties

As a Full Stack Software Developer, you will be responsible for the development, performance, and scaling of our public website as well as internal systems. You will work independently and will also be responsible for making technical decisions within a team.

Important aspects of the job include:

• Rapidly developing next-generation scalable, flexible, and high-performance systems.
• Solving issues with the site and internal systems, prioritizing based on customer impact
• Acting as an intermediary for problems, with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experimenting and Testing; we run thousands of experiments at one time to understand and improve user experience with one of the most advanced A/B testing platforms in the industry
• Contributing to a collaborative working environment - make “my ideas” into “our ideas”
• Identifying, fostering, and proactively helping colleagues to grow professionally, taking a significant role in on-boarding new team members
• Contributing to the growth of Booking.com through interviewing, on-boarding, or other recruitment efforts

Role Qualifications and Requirements

We are looking for driven Developers who enjoy solving problems, who initiate solutions and discussions and who believe that any challenge can be scaled with the right mindset and tools.

We have found that people who match the following requirements are the ones who fit us best:

• Minimum of 3 years software development experience using 2 or more server side programming languages like Java/Python/Perl and web technologies like NodeJs/React/Vue/ jQuery/HTML/CSS
• Experience debugging cross-browser compatibility issues.
• Previous experience with distributed systems
• Experience with MySQL or similar RDBMS, GraphQL is an advantage
• Experience of working on products that impact a large customer base is an advantage
• Self-starter, highly motivated, team-player
• Excellent communication skills; written and spoken
• You have a ‘can do’ attitude and you act proactively and not reactively
• Preferably a university degree in Mathematics or Software Engineering

(Bonus)

• Experience with A/B testing
• Building microservices and microfrontends
• Knowledge of BigData solutions & cloud (GCP/AWS/Azure)
• You have an intrinsic curiosity in technological innovations and you are always on top of the latest trends.

Benefits & Perks: Global Impact, Personal Relevance

• Headquarters located in one of the most dynamic cities in Europe: Amsterdam
• Performance-based company that offers 29 vacation days, career advancement, and lucrative compensation, including bonuses and stock potential
• Discount on Booking.com accommodations with the “Booking Deal” including other perks and benefits
• Technical, behavioral and interpersonal competence advancement via on-the-job opportunities, experimental projects, hackathons, conferences and active community participation
• Company-sponsored family and social activities to help our employees become integrated with each other and Dutch culture
• Diverse and creative colleagues from every corner of the world
• Generous relocation package, ensuring a smooth transition to working and living in Amsterdam

Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.

Pre-Employment Screening:
If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.