About the job

At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We're the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you make. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the food you sample. Through our products, partners and people, we can empower everyone to experience the world.

The Accommodations Technology team is responsible for the design, delivery and reliability of services used by millions of customers and partners on the Web, via mobile and through our extensive APIs. With 28 million places to stay listed on our platform, we work hard to develop products that make it easier for travellers to find the best place to stay in destinations across the globe - in 42 languages and across dozens of currencies.

You will participate in a global interview process to join one of the teams of the Accommodations Tech... Business Unit. If you are successful, you'll be joining a cross-functional team in the department to innovate and maintain a set of products within our core customer journey.

B.responsible
• Build and deliver app-wide features, systems and services - regardless of the technology and programming language;
• Identify and escalate flaws and potential issues of app-related infrastructure;
• Continuously improve services they own making them more performant, and utilising resources in the most optimised way;
• Lead initiatives for improvement of development processes and business opportunities for your team's product and the company as a whole;
• Identify, foster, and proactively help colleagues to grow professionally, taking a significant role in on-boarding new team members;
• Represent Booking.com values both in the company and in the external community;
• Advocate a collaborative working environment - make "my ideas" into "our ideas";
• Lead, manage and resolve technical or design discussions or conflicts;
• Contribute to Booking.com's growth through interviewing, on-boarding, or other recruitment efforts.
B.skilled

We expect our developers to know the ins and outs of the Android framework and to deliver polished products customers want to use. We need self-starters who are great at solving problems, initiate solutions and discussions and are not afraid of solving challenges due to our large scale.

We have found that people who match the following requirements are the ones who fit us best:
• 8 + years of experience in software development with Java and/or Kotlin and other languages;
• At least 6 years of this experience must be from working with Android SDK, in a Senior Engineer or Tech Lead or Mobile Architect;
• Experience with automated testing and deployment of Android apps;
• Experience in solving technical challenges of a whole new level at large scale;
• Strong communication and stakeholders management skills;
• Proven experience mentoring Developers and sharing knowledge with a mobile community of 100+ Engineers;
• Self-motivated to explore new technologies, applications and environments
(Bonus)
• Experience with Google Play Store & Apps Distribution Process;
• An approved Play Store app;
• Experience with server-driven UI framework development;
• Experience working with A/B testing;
• You have an intrinsic curiosity in technological innovations and you are always on top of the latest trends.
B. Offered
• Living and working in Amsterdam, one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Europe;
• Contributing to a high scale, complex, world renowned product and seeing real-time impact of your work on millions of travellers worldwide;
• Working in a fast-paced and performance driven culture;
• Opportunity to utilize technical expertise, leadership capabilities and entrepreneurial spirit;
• Promote and drive impactful and innovative engineering solutions;
• Technical, behavioural and interpersonal competence advancement via on-the-job opportunities, experimental projects, hackathons, conferences and active community participation;
• Competitive compensation and benefits package and some great added perks of working in the home city of Booking.com.
Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.

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