Software Engineer II- China Tech
Booking.com20 hours ago
Shanghai, ChinaMid Level
Responsibilities
- Develop, optimize, and scale high-performance public websites and internal systems.
- Make technical decisions independently within a team.
- Rapidly build scalable and flexible systems.
- Troubleshoot site and internal-system issues based on customer impact.
- Communicate and coordinate with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Contribute to Booking.com’s A/B testing and experimentation environment.
- Participate in interviewing, onboarding, and other recruitment activities.
- Participate in an on-call rotation when required.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of software development experience.
- Experience using at least two server-side programming languages.
- Previous experience with distributed systems.
- Hands-on experience developing in and contributing to open-source data technologies such as Hadoop.
- Experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
- Experience working on products affecting a large customer base is advantageous.
- A university degree in Mathematics or Software Engineering is preferred.
- Fluent English and Chinese communication skills.
Benefits
- Annual paid time off and generous parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave.
- Hybrid working with flexible arrangements and up to 20 days per year working from abroad in the home country.
- Product discounts of up to 1400 per year, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit.
- Pre-employment screening may be conducted by a third party where permitted by applicable law.
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About Booking.com
Booking.com operates a global online travel platform for booking accommodations, flights, car rentals, and experiences for consumers and business travelers. It earns primarily through commissions and merchant/agency models with hotels, vacation rentals, and other travel partners. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Amsterdam, it is part of Booking Holdings and serves users and suppliers across hundreds of markets worldwide.