Full Stack Software Engineer II

Job description

Overview

About Us: At Booking.com, data drives our decisions.

Technology is at our core.

And innovation is everywhere.

We’re the thrill of the first night in a new place, the excitement of the next morning, the friends you encounter, the journeys you take, the sights you see, and the memories you make.

Through our products, partners and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

Leadership/Team Quote: Booking.com for Business helps companies thrive in a world of ever changing business travel needs.

The development teams in Singapore are responsible for shaping the future of business travel for small businesses in cooperation with teams located in New Zealand, India, China and The Netherlands.

Located within an incubator at Booking, the successful candidate will be responsible for building the culture and team, shaping the way that we work together and with our partners.

Some travel to New Zealand and the US is required throughout the year.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• As a Full-Stack Developer, you are responsible for the development, performance, and scaling of world-class web applications including backend and frontend technologies.
  
  You will work independently and will also be responsible for making technical decisions within the team.
  
  
• Deliver web applications from idea inception and validation to a scalable solution.
  
  
• Develop new user-facing products and optimize existing ones using both client-side as well as server-side languages and technologies.
  
  
• Act as an intermediary for understanding and solving problems, with both technical and non-technical audiences.
  
  
• Rapidly developing next-generation scalable, flexible, and high-performance systems, with end-to-end ownership by monitoring and adjusting SLIs and SLOs.
• Advocate a collaborative working environment - make “my ideas” into “our ideas.”
• Collaborate with colleagues to ideate solutions for users, prioritizing based on business impact.
  
  
• Translate requirements and mockups into fully functioning features using modern Front End development frameworks.
  
  
• Proactively propose improvement ideas to reduce technical debt and increase the business impact of your team.
  
  
• This role may be required to work on an on-call rotation.
  
  

Qualifications & Skills

We need motivated developers who enjoy solving problems, who initiate discussions, are solutions-oriented and who believe that any challenge can be scaled with the right mindset and tools.

Understanding the full-stack of web development, from the transmission of data segments between networks to presenting a well-strategized experience to users is vitally important in this role.

We are looking for:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience of Web development.
  
  
• Strong experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages, including but not limited to: Java, Perl, Python, C, C#, Ruby; and experience with Web development ideally HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript.
  
  
• Demonstrable experience with relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL).
  
  
• Understanding of modern front end architecture principles and design practices: micro frontend architecture, SSR, SPA, responsive design, progressive enhancement, graceful degradation.
  
  
• Experience working on end to end products that impact a large user base.
  
  
• Experience writing unit and integration tests for the code.
  
  
• Experience with data-driven product development: analytics, A/B testing, etc.
  
  
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
  
  
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
  
  
• This role does not support relocation.
  
  

Benefits & Perks

Booking.com’s Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, as well unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
• Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
• Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit

Equal Opportunity and Inclusion

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, color, 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 that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.

Required Skill Profession

Software Development