About us: 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.
FinTech business unit – with teams in Amsterdam, Bangalore, London and Shanghai – develops new products and drives innovation to help us continue removing financial friction from the travel process. That makes buying and selling travel-related products and services simpler for both travelers and partners.
FinTech business unit – with teams in Amsterdam, Bangalore, London and Shanghai – develops new products and drives innovation to help us continue removing financial friction from the travel process. That makes buying and selling travel-related products and services simpler for both travelers and partners.
Key Job Responsibilities and DutiesPeople Leadership
Directly manage engineers
Lead by example by taking ownership, being proactive and collaborative
Nurture, grow and develop engineering talent in the team
Foster a great culture that promotes innovation, work together as a team, partner with other Booking.com teams and celebrates unified success
Respect the Booking.com values and use them as a guide to the way we work
Technology, Craft & Delivery
Experience in designing and architecting APIs, dealing with high traffic
Experience in large scale data processing and workflow management
Mastery in technology leadership
Engineering delivery, quality and practices within own team
Delivery of the wider engineering strategic objectives
Embed agile ways of working and company values within the team
Ability to get into the technical detail (where required) to coach, support and mentor the team
Adhere to the default principles for architecture, quality and non-functional requirements
Contribute to the evolution of best practices across the department
Drive a culture of ownership and technical excellence, including reactive work such as incident escalations
Learn new technologies and keep abreast of existing technologies to be able to share learnings and apply these to a variety of projects when needed
Experience in software development with proficiency in one of the following languages: Java, Objective-C, Swift, JavaScript, or Perl
Experience with SAP HANA
Experience managing a team of engineers in a fast paced, complex environment
Experience developing large-scale distributed systems
Experience with DevOps best practices like reliability fundamentals, CI/CD, Test Engineering, Observability
Familiarity with Agile best practices for the full software development life cycle like coding standards, code reviews, version control in Git
Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL Databases
Experience working with cloud technologies like AWS, GoogleCloud, Docker, or Kubernetes
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
Contributing to a high scale, complex, world renowned product and seeing real-time impact of your work on millions of travelers worldwide;
Working in a fast-paced and performance driven culture;
Opportunity to utilize technical expertise, leadership capabilities and entrepreneurial spirit
Promote and drive impactful and innovative engineering solutions
Technical, behavioral and interpersonal competence advancement via on-the-job opportunities, experimental projects, hackathons, conferences and active community participation
Need more flexibility in your work week? We are happy to consider part-time, and reduced working week opportunities* (min. 32 hours per week, subject to terms and conditions)
Inclusion have been a core part of our company culture since day one. This journey starts with our very own employees, who represent over 140 nationalities and a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations.
Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: “At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn’t just build an outstanding workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. It’s a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech.”
We ensure that colleagues with disabilities are provided the adjustments and tools they need to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Application Process:
Let’s go places together: This role does not come with relocation assistance
How we Hire
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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr€80000 - €110000 monthly