Ideal Candidate
Experience in building and maintaining large scale API’s
Experience with Springboot and Kafka is nice to have
Previous experience with distributed systems
Experience of building for large scale scale
Continuous Quality and Process Improvement
Modern engineering best practices (TDD, observability, cloud computing, DDD….)
Demonstrable experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
Experience of working on products that impact a large customer base is an advantage
Preferably a university degree in Mathematics or Software Engineering
Excellent communication; written and spoken
Job Description
As a Software Engineer you will work in a new development team in our Bucharest Centre of Excellence which will become an integral part of the Marketing (Partnerships) in Booking.com, joining existing teams in our Amsterdam HQ. Your role would be to integrate new verticals like flights and attractions while developing and improving existing systems.
This role provides a hybrid way of working with an onsite presence of 2 days/week.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the development, performance, and scaling of our public facing API as well as internal systems
Work independently as part of an autonomous team and be responsible for making technical decisions within a team
Rapidly developing next-generation scalable, flexible, and high-performance systems
Solving issues with the API and internal systems, prioritizing based on customer impact
Acting as an intermediary for problems, with both technical and non-technical audiences
Contributing to the growth of Booking.com through interviewing, on-boarding, or other recruitment efforts
Benefits:
Health insurance
Prepaid medical subscription (Regina Maria)
Life insurance
Meal vouchers
Learning wallet
Travel benefit
Annual vacation leave of 25 business days, pro rata with the working period
Birthday day off
Summer break (short Fridays during summer)
Work from Abroad program (up to 20 days/year in EU)
Floating days off
2 Volunteer days/ year
Home office one-time bonus
Bookster
Linkedin learning platform
Headspace
Employee discounts (travel, gym, dental, vision)
Company Description
Booking Holdings Center of Excellence is part of Booking Holdings, the world's leading provider of online travel and related services, with a rich heritage of digital innovation. The Center provides access to specialized and highly skilled talent, supports projects powered by new and emerging technologies, leverages industry best practices, and fosters collaboration opportunities across all of the Booking Holdings brands, including Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK and OpenTable.
If you are interested to find out more about the Booking Holdings Center of Excellence visit our website: www.bookingholdings-coe.com.
Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the world’s leading provider of online travel and related services, provided to consumers and local partners in more than 220 countries and territories through five primary consumer facing brands: Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK and OpenTable. The mission of Booking Holdings is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.