Lead Software Engineer - Android (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p></p> <p><strong>About Agoda</strong></p> <p>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.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>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.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>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.</p></div><p><strong>Get to Know our Team:</strong> &nbsp;</p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW252497882 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW252497882 BCX0">App platform team tackles Infrastructure pain points head on. The end goal is to create a robust ecosystem that the wider mobile org can reliably build within and on top of, and members of the App platform team dedicate their time and attention entirely towards this end. Examples of this include CI/CD improvements, App architecture and core-libraries improvements, dev experience improvements, Customer experience improvements</span></span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">In this role, you’ll get to:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul class="list-inside list-disc whitespace-normal [li_&amp;]:pl-6" data-streamdown="unordered-list"> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Design, develop, and maintain&nbsp;<span class="font-semibold" data-streamdown="strong">Android applications</span>&nbsp;that integrate with the platform’s core services and APIs</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Partner closely with Product, Design, Backend, and Mobile engineers to define requirements, design features, and deliver cohesive user experiences</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Drive engineering best practices for&nbsp;<span class="font-semibold" data-streamdown="strong">testing, quality assurance, and release readiness</span>, including automated testing strategies</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Build and evolve&nbsp;<span class="font-semibold" data-streamdown="strong">reusable platform components</span>&nbsp;(SDKs, internal libraries, shared UI/infra patterns) to accelerate multiple product teams</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Contribute to or lead initiatives involving&nbsp;<span class="font-semibold" data-streamdown="strong">WebView-based architecture</span>, including performance, security, debugging, and deep integration with native modules</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Improve developer velocity via&nbsp;<span class="font-semibold" data-streamdown="strong">CI/CD pipelines</span>&nbsp;for mobile (build, test automation, release flows, quality gates)</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Raise reliability standards by improving&nbsp;<span class="font-semibold" data-streamdown="strong">observability</span>: performance monitoring, crash analysis, app/service metrics, logging, and alerting</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Identify and implement opportunities for optimization across the technology stack, focusing on cost, efficiency, velocity, and developer happiness</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Enable cross-team collaboration on large initiatives, improving overall code quality, architecture, and platform consistency</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Provide thoughtful feedback and mentorship, fostering an inclusive engineering culture and strong engineering fundamentals</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Communicate complex technical trade-offs clearly to stakeholders across levels, including non-technical partners</li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">What you’ll Need to Succeed:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul class="list-inside list-disc whitespace-normal [li_&amp;]:pl-6" data-streamdown="unordered-list"> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">12+ years of software development experience building large-scale applications; <span class="font-semibold" data-streamdown="strong">strong craft in either native app engineering (Android) or web engineering</span>, with openness to working across both when needed</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">4+ years in a Tech Lead (or equivalent) role, owning execution and technical direction end-to-end</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Proven experience owning production systems with significant impact on&nbsp;<span class="font-semibold" data-streamdown="strong">design, development, deployment, monitoring, and long-term evolution</span></li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Strong engineering leadership: mentoring senior engineers, influencing across teams, and driving alignment through clear communication</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Advanced proficiency in modern app development frameworks and architectural choices (scalable patterns, modularization, maintainability)</li> <li class="py-1 [&amp;>p]:inline" data-streamdown="list-item">Strong understanding of app development challenges and solutions: performance, stability, backwards co