Requirements:

12+ years of software development experience, with a minimum of 4 years in a principal, lead, or architect role
A track record for shipping large-scale, successful software products - Finance, Payments, Billing & Tax - Tax Platforms Advantage
Experience mentoring and growing (senior) developers, not through reporting lines, but through thorough and convincing communication is preferred
Excellent communication skills. Demonstrated ability to use data to influence and drive decisions
Strong customer focus and passion for doing the right thing for the customer
Deep experience developing and operating business critical systems
Proven hands-on experience in designing, building, improving, and operating large scale, high-performance, highly-available, and scalable distributed systems in a fast-growing environment
Expert knowledge of computer science, with strong competencies in SOA, migration, and cloud
Ability to design and solve complex business problems by writing simple, effective code
Eager to work in multiple programming languages and frameworks and constantly striving to raise technical excellence

What You'll Be Doing:

Is responsible to build automated tax determination, calculation, and reporting applications by using relevant development languages and applying knowledge of systems, services, and tools appropriate for the Tax/Finance business area.
Is responsible to maintain data security, integrity, and quality by effectively following company standards and best practices, specifically relating to tax data and regulatory compliance.

Is responsible to advise product and Tax/Finance teams towards a technical solution that meets the functional, nonfunctional & architectural requirements for tax systems, challenging designs and providing context in the wider architectural landscape, especially concerning global tax regulatory requirements.

Is responsible to own a core Tax Platform and services end to end by actively monitoring application health and performance, setting and monitoring relevant metrics (e.g., tax engine uptime, calculation accuracy).
Is responsible to reduce business continuity risks by applying state-of-the-art practices and tools, and writing the appropriate documentation, ensuring tax deadlines and reporting obligations are met.

Is responsible to evaluate possible architecture solutions for tax systems by taking into account cost, evolving tax legislation, business requirements, technology requirements, and emerging technologies.

Is responsible to identify opportunities for process, system, and structural improvements (i.e. performance gains, audit readiness) by examining and evaluating current tax calculation, reconciliation, and compliance process flows, methods, and standards.

Is responsible to deliver clear, well-structured, and meaningful information to a target audience, including Tax, Legal, and Finance stakeholders.

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
Contributing to a high scale, complex, world-renowned product and seeing real-time impact of your work on millions of travelers 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, behavioral, and interpersonal competence advancement via on-the-job opportunities, experimental projects, hackathons, conferences, and active community participation
Need more flexibility in your work week? We are happy to consider part-time, and reduced working week opportunities* (min. 32 hours per week, subject to terms and conditions)