Software Engineer (Java)

• Bachelor Degree
• 3-5 years of validated experience
• Strong programming skills using Java
• Strong business and technical vision
• A deep understanding of software development in a team, and a track record of hands-on developing and shipping software
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong work ethic; self-directed and resourceful
• Solution oriented and result driven
• Proactive, flexible and capable of working independently as well as working in a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Analytical skills and data-driven approach

• Is responsible to build software applications by using relevant development languages and applying knowledge of systems, services and tools appropriate for the business area
• Is responsible to write readable and reusable code by applying standard patterns and using standard libraries
• Is responsible to refactor and simplify code by introducing design patterns when vital
• Is responsible to ensure the quality of the application by following standard testing techniques and methods that adhere to the test strategy
• Is responsible to maintain data security, integrity and quality by effectively following company standards and best practices

• Has sufficient knowledge to own a service end to end by actively supervising application health and performance, setting and supervising relevant metrics and act accordingly when violated
• Has sufficient knowledge to reduce business continuity risks and bus factor by applying brand-new practices and tools, and writing the appropriate documentation such as runbooks and OpDocs
• Has sufficient knowledge to reduce risk and obtain customer feedback by using continuous delivery and experimentation frameworks
• Has sufficient knowledge to independently handle an application or service by working through deployment and operations in production

• Is responsible to address and resolve live production issues by mitigating the customer impact within SLA
• Is responsible to improve the overall reliability of systems by producing long term solutions through root cause analysis
• Is responsible to keep track of incidents by chipping in to postmortem processes and logging live issues

• Has basic knowledge to advise product teams towards a technical solution that meets the functional, nonfunctional & architectural requirements by challenging the rationale for an application design and providing context in the wider architectural landscape
• Has basic knowledge to set a clear direction for a technical capability by evaluating and aligning the target architecture improvements, reframing architectural designs and decisions for varied collaborator

• Has sufficient knowledge to evaluate possible architecture solutions by taking into account cost, business requirements, technology requirements and emerging technologies
• Has sufficient knowledge to describe the implications of changing an existing system or adding a new system to a specific area, by having a broad, high-level understanding of the infrastructure and architecture of our systems
• Has sufficient knowledge to help grow the business and/or accelerate software development by applying engineering techniques (e.g. prototyping, spiking and vendor evaluation) and standards
• Has sufficient knowledge to meet business needs by designing solutions that meet current requirements and are adaptable for future enhancements

• Is responsible to systematically identify patterns and underlying issues in complex situations, and to find solutions by applying logical and analytical thinking
• Is responsible to constructively evaluate and develop ideas, plans and solutions by reviewing them, objectively taking into account external knowledge, initiating 'hard-working' improvements and articulating their rationale

• Has sufficient knowledge to find opportunities for process, system and structural improvements (i.e performance gains) by examining and evaluating current process flows, methods and standards
• Has sufficient knowledge to design and implement relevant improvements by defining adapted/new process flows, standards, and practices that enable business performance

• Is responsible to deliver clear, well-structured, and important information to a target audience by using suitable communication mediums and language tailored to the audience
• Is responsible to achieve mutually agreeable solutions by staying adaptable, communicating ideas in clear coherent language and practising active listening
• Is responsible to ask relevant (follow-up) questions to properly engage with the speaker and really understand what they are saying, by applying listening and reflection techniques

• Health insurance
• Prepaid medical subscription (Regina Maria)
• Life insurance
• Meal vouchers (40 RON/ticket)
• 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 of 400 EUR net
• Hybrid working bonus of 150 RON net/ month
• Bookster
• Linkedin learning platform
• Headspace
• Employee discounts (travel, gym, dental, vision)

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.