Staff Data Engineer – Display Marketing (Bangkok, relocation)

About the role

Agoda is looking for a Staff Data Engineer to join its Display & App Marketing engineering team in Bangkok. You will build and improve large‑scale systems that power paid marketing across global advertising channels, handling hotel feeds, image processing, ad platform integrations, and data pipelines that support experimentation and optimization.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate backend services and data pipelines for performance marketing use cases.
• Participate in technical design discussions and implement production‑grade systems at scale.
• Own the full development lifecycle: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Proactively improve system reliability, scalability, data quality, and operational efficiency.
• Write clear, maintainable code and engage in code reviews and technical discussions.
• Collaborate with Product, Marketing, and Engineering teams to clarify requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Support and enhance engineering standards, including CI/CD, monitoring, and documentation.
• Make technical trade‑offs across performance, quality, and cost.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and knowledge sharing as appropriate.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience focused on backend and/or data engineering.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and experience delivering production systems at global scale.
• Ability to work cross‑functionally with Marketing, Product, and Data teams.
• Proactive attitude toward system reliability and continuous improvement.

Required skills

• Strong proficiency in Scala (preferred) or another JVM language such as Java or Kotlin.
• Strong proficiency in SQL.
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and monitoring tools.

What we offer

• Relocation assistance to Bangkok.
• Opportunity to work on global advertising systems impacting millions of travelers.
• Collaborative, data‑driven culture within a leading travel technology company.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.