Full Stack Software Engineer I

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.

Booking.com for Business is a travel product designed for the needs of small and medium size enterprises. It lets companies book and manage business trips — stays, flights, and car rental — in one place. Our primary users are business owners, travel managers and business travellers who need a simple, policy-compliant way to organise and manage their trips. We provide additional business-oriented functionality on top of the core Booking.com benefit offering – business travel focused search experience, 24/7 customer support, company level policy management, invoice retrieval, etc.

The product is built in partnership with Serko Ltd and the Booking.com for Business acquisitions team is responsible for growing our business traveller customer base by simplifying registration experience, creating brand awareness through campaigns and experiments across Booking.com.

Key specifics of our team are:

• Focus on rapid experimentation and general agility in order to find and benefit from available opportunities.
• Large amount of R&D due to the wide scope that our team is covering.
• Large amount of integrations with a diverse array of services and components within and outside of Booking.com.
• Please note: some travel required throughout the year.

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

Inclusion at Booking.com

Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: “At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn’t just create a unique 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.”

Read all about Inclusion and the Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) at Booking.com here

Career Development Opportunities

• Learn more about Your Career Journey here.
• Become a Mentee and benefit from a mentoring relationship with a more experienced person to help you identify and achieve your professional and personal development goals.

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.

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 (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.