Backend Software Engineer

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At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. Through our products, partners and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

Role Description

Our mission at Booking.com is to create visionary, innovative, and personalised travel experiences for millions of customers all over the world. Across our offices worldwide, we continue to innovate by solving some of the most complex challenges in travel and technology, and to plan for the exciting developments that lie ahead through strategic long-term investments into what we believe the future of travel can be.

As a Software Engineer working on the backend, you will be responsible for the development, performance, and scaling of many areas—including our mobile apps, public website, and internal systems and infrastructure. You will work independently and make technical decisions within a cross-functional team.

Relocation support cannot be provided for this role and therefore candidates must be currently based in the Netherlands in order to be considered.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Rapidly developing next-generation scalable, flexible, and high-performance systems, with end-to-end ownership by monitoring and adjusting SLIs and SLOs.
• Solving issues with the mobile apps, website, and internal systems, prioritising based on customer and business impact.
• Acting as an intermediary for problems, with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A/B Testing; we have thousands of experiments running at the same time, interacting with each other.
• Evaluating customer needs and coming up with ideal solutions; assessing different programming languages, architecture, and risks.
• Contributing to the growth of Booking.com through interviewing, onboarding, or other recruitment efforts.

Role Qualifications & Requirements

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

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

• Minimum of 3 years of professional software development experience.
• Proven experience using two or more server-side programming languages: Java, Python, Perl, C++, Go, Scala, etc.
• Demonstrable experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
• Previous experience with distributed systems.
• Familiarity with JavaScript ecosystems (Node.js, Typescript, JSX).
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience working on products and systems at a large scale, for the benefit of either the end user or other internal engineering teams.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

Key Skills

• Java
• Python
• Perl
• PHP
• Ruby
• C#
• Golang
• Node.js
• Microservices

Benefits & Perks: Global Impact, Personal Relevance

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parental (22-weeks paid leave), grandparent, bereavement, and care leave.
• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, working from home furniture and ergonomic support, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country).
• A beautiful sustainable HQ Campus in Amsterdam, that offers on-site meals, coffee, and snacks, multi-faith and breastfeeding rooms at the office.
• Commuting allowance and bike reimbursement scheme.
• Discounts & Wallet credits to spend on our products, upgrade to Booking.com Genius Level 3, and friends & family Booking.com discount vouchers.
• Free access to online learning platforms, development and mentorship programs.
• Global Employee Assistance Program, free Headspace membership.

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.