Booking.com

Role Description

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 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:

The Accommodations Technology team is responsible for the design, delivery and reliability of services used by millions of customers and partners on the Web, via mobile and through our extensive APIs. With 28 million places to stay listed on our platform, we work hard to develop products that make it easier for travellers to find the best place to stay in destinations across the globe – in 42 languages and across dozens of currencies.

You will participate in a global interview process to join one of the teams of the Accommodations Tech BU. If you are successful, you’ll be joining a cross-functional team in the department to innovate and maintain a set of products within our core customer journey. 

Role Description:

• As a Software Engineer I (FullStack), you will be responsible for the implementation, performance, and scaling of our public website as well as internal systems. You will work independently and will also be responsible for making technical decisions within a team.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties: 

• Rapidly implementing next-generation scalable, flexible, and high-performance systems.
• Solving issues with the site and internal systems, prioritizing based on customer impact
• Acting as an intermediary for problems, with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Testing; we run thousands of experiments at one time. We built one of the most advanced A/B testing platforms in the industry.
• Advocate a collaborative working environment - make “my ideas” into “our ideas”
• Identify, foster, and proactively help colleagues to grow professionally, taking a significant role in on-boarding new team members
• Contributing to the growth of Booking.com through interviewing, on-boarding, or other recruitment efforts

Qualifications & Skills:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in software development with any of the following server-side programming languages like Java/Python/Perl & web technologies like NodeJs/React/Vue/jQuery/HTML/CSS
• Experience with MySQL or similar RDBMS
• Experience of working on products that impact a large customer base is an advantage
• Self-starter, highly motivated, team-player
• Excellent communication skills; written and spoken
• You have a ‘can do’ attitude and you act proactively and not reactively
• Preferably a university degree in Software Engineering

Benefits & Perks - Global Impact, Personal Relevance:

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 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Booking.com: 

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have been a core part of our company culture since day one. This ongoing 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: 

This section should provide: 

• Let’s go places together: How we Hire
• This role does not come with relocation assistance.

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.