Requirements

Minimum of 3 years software development experience; using 2 or more server side programming languages. Preferably Perl, Java, Python, Scala.
Proven experience with MySQL or similar relational databases
Previous experience with distributed systems
Familiarity with AWS and some of its services (e.g: EC2)
Familiarity with Kafka, Schema Registry and Avro.
Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus
Excellent communication; written and spoken

What You'll Be Doing

Rapidly develop next-generation scalable, flexible, and high-performance systems, with end-to-end ownership through monitoring and adjusting SLIs and SLOs.
Act as an intermediary for problem-solving with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Design and refactor solutions based on industry standards.
Write reliable, scalable, and testable code that contributes to achieving our business goals.
Deploy services and solutions to production in a stable, monitored, and reliable way.
Proactively monitor production solutions, own outages, and identify areas for improvement.
Collaborate and work closely with other engineers.

Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit
Living and working in Amsterdam, one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Europe
Competitive compensation and benefits package and some great added perks of working in the home city of Booking.com