Senior Engineering Manager

Senior Engineering Manager (Bangkok based, relocation provided) Agoda is an online travel booking platform for accommodations, flights, and more. We build and deploy cutting‑edge technology that connects travelers with a global network of 4.7M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. This role is based in Bangkok and includes relocation support. As a senior leadership role at Agoda, you will manage large engineering teams and direct engineering managers and star engineers, working closely with senior leadership and guiding the technical roadmap for your area. In This Role, You’ll Get to: Manage large engineering teams Directly manage engineering managers and star engineers Provide technical input into new business ideas Work with senior leadership up to C‑level Work and drive initiatives outside of your core team Build and guide the technical roadmap for your area Take ownership of major projects that are strategic to Agoda Have a love of engineering and a passion for building things elegantly and at scale; stay in touch with industry trends and have strong opinions about systems architecture and maintenance Develop people— inspire and enable team members to achieve their potential; bring in and integrate A‑players into the business What You’ll Need to Succeed: Experience managing large engineering teams (>25 people) Experience hiring and managing engineering managers Experience developing future engineering managers from within the company Experience rapidly growing a team Experience communicating with C‑level executives At least 5 years of experience managing engineering teams, 10+ years in software engineering Demonstrable experience as a system owner with operational responsibility Able to operate autonomously: make decisions, set KPIs, and take ownership Extremely proficient in at least one programming language (React, Javascript, Kotlin, Scala, Java, C#) Knowledge of scale, microservices, and clean architecture Focus on velocity and quality, using engineering metrics to guide improvement Excellent people‑management and communication skills Minimum a B.S. in Computer Science or a quantitative field It’s Great if You Have Many of These: Proficiency in a range of backend programming languages Experience in data engineering Experience managing in a data‑driven company, analyzing and working with Big Data A key player at an Internet company that is at scale with large numbers of users and transactions per second Worked on global projects serving world markets with distributed data centers Experience in Fintech / Financial Systems Seniority level, Employment type and Job function Seniority level: Director | Employment type: Full‑time | Job function: Engineering and Information Technology | Industries: Technology, Information and Internet Discover More About Working At Agoda Agoda Careers Facebook LinkedIn YouTube 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. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr