Engineering Manager, Back End - Fintech (Bangkok Based, Relocation Provided)

Engineering Manager, Backend/Data

Agoda is a global travel search platform that connects people to destinations and experiences. Our data team empowers decision-making across the business through operational and analytical databases, queue systems, BI tools, and data science technology.

Role Overview

As an Engineering Manager, Backend/Data, you will lead a team of engineers to build and scale robust backend and data platforms that power critical products and services at Agoda. You will design distributed systems, data pipelines, and high‑throughput, low‑latency services with a focus on reliability, scalability, security, and operational excellence. The role supports fintech‑related platforms and transaction‑heavy systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high‑performing engineering team while staying hands‑on with coding, code reviews, and technical guidance.
• Coach engineers through technical problem‑solving, design discussions, and day‑to‑day development.
• Architect scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems in a high‑traffic, data‑intensive environment.
• Drive engineering across backend services, infrastructure, performance, data, client‑facing systems, and fintech‑related platform capabilities.
• Own production systems, ensuring operational health, scalability, reliability, maintainability, and security.
• Shape engineering best practices across software design, architecture, testing, system operations, and secure engineering.
• Develop people through mentoring, feedback, and career growth support.
• Hire and scale strong engineering talent.
• Partner with cross‑functional stakeholders to deliver impactful business, product, and platform outcomes.
• Use data‑driven decision making to improve team effectiveness and delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong hands‑on coding ability in a language such as Java, Scala, or C#.
• Extensive experience in systems architecture and scalable, fault‑tolerant distributed systems.
• Experience as a system owner with operational responsibility for production services.
• Solid understanding of lower‑level engineering concepts such as garbage collection, threading, and context switching.
• Proficiency in a DevOps culture with automation, CI/CD, and Agile/Scrum practices.
• Knowledge of application security and secure engineering practices.
• Leadership of engineering teams with 5+ direct reports and a track record of building and developing talent.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and autonomous ownership.
• Data‑driven decision making in delivery and engineering management.
• Experience operating in transaction‑heavy, reliability‑sensitive, or fintech‑related systems.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in multiple programming languages.
• Experience with large‑scale distributed systems in high‑growth or high‑traffic environments.
• Exposure to travel tech, e‑commerce, marketplace, or fintech platforms.
• Understanding of data engineering or machine learning team environments.
• Past hiring and scaling of teams rapidly.
• Experience with payments, financial systems, or other transaction‑focused platforms.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Agoda is an equal‑employment‑opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Disclaimer

We do not accept unsolicited third‑party submissions and reserve the right to hire directly without a recruitment fee.