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# Lead Software Engineer - Front End (Bangkok based, Relocation provided) at Agoda

- **Company:** Agoda
- **Location:** Bangkok, Thailand
- **Posted:** 2024-08-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/agoda/jobs/6161339

## Job description

## About Agoda

At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world.

Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.

No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.

Get to Know our Team: Agoda’s front-end teams focus on various product aspects including accommodations, flights, and payments. We build localized, optimized user experiences globally across mobile websites, native apps, and desktop sites, fostering innovation and constant improvement through data-driven practices.

The Opportunity: As a Lead Software Engineer (Front End) at Agoda, you will drive the technological evolution of our front-end systems. You will be responsible for architecting, implementing, and optimizing user interfaces that enhance the user experience for millions of travelers worldwide. This position requires a deep understanding of front-end development principles, a passion for crafting exceptional user experiences, and expertise in various front-end technologies.

In this role, you’ll get to:

- Lead the design and development of highly distributed, large-scale front-end applications.
- Drive collaboration with product managers, product designers, and engineers to design, implement, and improve scalable applications and services.
- Serve as a front-end expert on large-scale projects, providing technical guidance and mentorship.
- Hands-on development of proof of concepts and evaluation of new technologies.
- Implement technical, strategic decisions in cross-functional teams.
- Leading in building a culture that optimizes applications using best practices for performance.
- Maintaining coding standards and staying up-to-date to industry and technology development.
- Part of strategic discussion relating to Agoda's future technology directions and development practices.
- Contribute to the professional development of the team.

What you’ll Need to Succeed:

- 12+ years of software development experience in building large scale web application, with a minimum of 3 years in a Tech Lead role.
- Proven experience designing, building, improving, and operating high-performance, scalable front-end systems.
- Extensive experience with client-side technologies & modern frameworks (e.g., Javascript, Typescript, React).
- Eager to work in multiple programming languages and frameworks, constantly striving to raise technical excellence.
- Experience mentoring and growing Senior and Staff engineers through thorough and convincing communication.
- Provides technical direction within and across groups by leading projects and building systems with company-wide impact.
- Strong understanding of the business and how their systems impact the bottom line; able to redirect the team based on business priorities.
- Constantly read and learn, moving Agoda forward technically, influencing other teams, and proactively improving others.

It’s great if you have:

- Knowledge of physical architecture at scale, building resilience and highly available solutions.
- Strong experience in all aspects of client-side performance optimization.
- Proficiency in modern coding and design practices. For example, Clean Code, SOLID principals, and TDD.
- Knowledge of back-end technologies and how they integrate with front-end systems.

This position is based in Bangkok, Thailand (Relocation Provided)

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Please review our Hiring Process Guidelines before your interview — click [here](https://careersatagoda.com/interview/)to learn how interviewing at Agoda works.

Discover more about working at Agoda

- Agoda Careers [https://careersatagoda.com](https://careersatagoda.com/)
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/agodacareers/
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/agoda
- YouTube https://www.youtube.com/agodalife

## Equal Opportunity Employer

At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.

We will keep your application on file so that we can consider you for future vacancies and you can always ask to have your details removed from the file. For more details please read our [privacy policy](https://careersatagoda.com/privacy-statement).

Disclaimer

We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency’s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third-party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.

## About Agoda

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Agoda is a digital travel platform that helps travelers find great value deals on hotels, flights, and activities worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Public (subsidiary of Booking Holdings Inc., NASDAQ: BKNG)
- **Headquarters**: Singapore
- **Founded**: 2005
- **Founders**: Robert Rosenstein and Michael Kenny

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Online travel and accommodation booking
- Target customers: B2C (leisure and business travelers globally)
- Mission/purpose: “Bridging the world through travel” – making travel easier, more affordable, and rewarding for everyone.

## Products & Services
- **[Agoda.com / Agoda mobile app]**: Online travel agency (OTA) offering booking for hotels, homes, villas, flights, and activities. Available in 39 languages with 24/7 customer support.
- **[Agoda Flights]**: Flight booking service launched in 2010.
- **[Agoda Easy Cancel / Hygiene Plus]**: Products introduced during the pandemic to offer flexible cancellation and enhanced cleanliness information.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed separately; parent company Booking Holdings has a market cap of approximately $140+ billion (as of mid-2025). Agoda is a key growth engine within the group.
- **Key Metric**: Over 7,000 employees; processes 1 trillion price checks daily; 2B+ user interactions captured daily; 12 PB of data processed monthly.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Wholly owned by Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG). Partnerships with over 6 million hotels and holiday properties globally.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanded to 27 markets; launched new products during COVID-19 (ASQ, Go Local, Easy Cancel); continues to hire aggressively across engineering, product, and analytics roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Scale & Data**: Access to Booking Holdings’ global network and massive data pipeline (12 PB/month, 1 trillion price checks/day) enables real-time pricing optimization and personalization.
- **Tech-First Culture**: Data-driven experimentation (1,000+ live experiments at any time), heavy use of GenAI, and a strong engineering focus.
- **Asia Home Base**: Deep roots in Asia-Pacific with a large office in Bangkok, giving local market insights and cost advantages.
- **Parent Support**: Backed by one of the world’s largest online travel companies, providing financial stability and cross-selling opportunities.

## Strategic Focus
- **Growth through technology**: Continued investment in AI, machine learning, and experimentation to improve search, pricing, and user experience.
- **Expanding product offerings**: Growing beyond accommodation into flights, activities, and domestic travel options.
- **Sustainability**: Integrating sustainability initiatives into operations and offerings.
- **Talent acquisition**: Actively hiring across multiple functions (engineering, product, data, marketing) to support global expansion.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “data-driven to the core” with a focus on experimentation, ownership, and direct respect. Inclusive environment with 90+ nationalities represented.
- **Flexibility**: Hybrid workplace balancing in-office and work-from-home days; employees can work from anywhere for up to 30 calendar days per year.
- **Benefits**: Competitive perks, flexible benefits, relocation support for key roles, and recognition as an award-winning workplace (Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies 2025, TIME/Statista World’s Best Companies 2023, Forbes World’s Top Companies for Women 2023).
- **Engineering & Analytics**: Strong emphasis on tech – 1,000+ live experiments, 12 PB data/month, and a “scientist” mindset across teams. Opportunities to work on massive-scale systems.
- **Community**: Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for belonging and inclusion; lively social events like AgodaFest.

## Sources
1. [agoda.com](https://www.agoda.com/about-agoda/)
2. [careersatagoda.com](https://careersatagoda.com/our-culture/)
3. [careersatagoda.com](https://careersatagoda.com/)
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/agoda)
5. [linkedin.com](https://au.linkedin.com/company/agoda)

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