Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack (8+ Yrs) Agoda

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Job Description

In this role, you will maintain ownership and responsibility of mission-critical systems, while being hands-on in building high-volume platforms using cutting-edge technologies like React and GraphQL. You will also have the opportunity to mentor and coach other software engineers, contributing significantly to our agile and scrum practices. As a major contributor to our team, you will design and lead crucial technical projects and initiatives across teams and departments. It is essential to stay on the leading edge of technical know-how, industry trends, and drive technical innovations. To succeed in this role, you should have at least 8 years of experience in developing web applications in client-side frameworks such as React, Angular, VueJS, etc., with a preference of 6+ years. A B.S. in Computer Science or a quantitative field is required, while an M.S. is preferred. Working experience with agile methodologies, analytics, A/B testing, Continuous Delivery, and Trunk-based Development is necessary. Having excellent HTML/CSS skills and a deep understanding of object-oriented JavaScript and TypeScript are crucial. Your love for new technologies and approaches, as well as a desire to use the best tools available, will be advantageous. It would be great if you have knowledge in physical architecture at scale, building resilient, highly available solutions with no single point of failure. Experience with NoSQL technologies (such as Cassandra, ScyllaDB, ElasticSearch, Redis, DynamoDB, etc.) and Queueing systems (including Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, Azure Service Bus, etc.) is beneficial. Working experience with Containers, Dockerization, and familiarity with K8S is a plus. Knowledge and hands-on experience in CI/CD solutions would also be advantageous. You should have strong experience in client-side performance optimization and be proficient in modern coding and design practices like Clean Code, SOLID principles, and TDD. Experience in multiple front-end platforms, including iOS, Android, Web, and API services, is desired. Experience working on an app or internet company at scale with large numbers of users and transactions per second is beneficial. Having experience in a data-driven company, with expertise in analyzing and working with Big Data, leading teams, and greenfield projects to solve large system problems is a plus. Experience in global projects serving world markets with distributed data centers and localization of the front end and data would also be advantageous.,