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June 30, 2026

Lead Software Engineer | BackEnd (Gurugram based)

Senior • On-site

Gurgaon, HR, India

About the Team

At Agoda, our Backend Engineering organization builds high-scale, fault-tolerant distributed systems that power a global travel platform serving millions of users daily. Our systems span mission-critical domains including inventory, pricing, booking, payments, and customer/partner platforms.

We operate with high availability, low latency, and zero-downtime expectations, leveraging technologies like Scala, Go, Java, Kotlin, Kafka, and Aerospike, supported by strong practices in CI/CD, automation, and observability.

We ship fast — with dozens of daily releases — and design systems that are resilient, scalable, and continuously evolving.

The Opportunity

As a Lead Backend Engineer, you will own critical systems end-to-end, drive technical direction, and lead large initiatives. You'll combine architecture, execution, and leadership, guiding teams toward scalable and high-quality solutions.

What You'll Do

  • Lead end-to-end architecture and development of complex distributed systems
  • Drive system design, API standards, and engineering practices across teams
  • Own delivery and technical direction of key systems and initiatives
  • Lead large, complex technical projects with cross-team collaboration
  • Make and guide key technical decisions impacting multiple components/systems
  • Balance technical trade-offs with business impact and scalability goals
  • Stay hands-on with coding and system design where needed
  • Mentor engineers and actively elevate team capability and quality bar
  • Align stakeholders and drive execution across teams
  • Lead production stability, incident management, and systemic improvements

What We're Looking For

  • Proven experience delivering complex distributed systems at scale
  • Strong expertise in Java, Scala, Kotlin, or Go
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems and architecture
  • Strong experience in API design and microservices
  • Expertise in performance, scalability, and system reliability
  • Experience leading large technical initiatives end-to-end
  • Strong ability to drive decisions and guide teams
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder alignment skills

Nice to Have

  • Experience building or owning large-scale platforms across multiple services/domains
  • Experience or strong exposure to event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka) in high-scale systems
  • Experience with cloud architecture (AWS/GCP), CI/CD, and DevOps practices
  • Experience driving cross-team technical initiatives or migrations
  • Familiarity with data platforms (Spark, Hadoop) or high-volume data systems
  • Experience working in global product organizations with distributed teams

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Drive Modernisation Lead the migration of key business domains from monolithic systems to modern microservices. Reduce technical debt and improve long-term maintainability. Design solutions that support future platform growth. Shape Architecture Participate in architecture discussions and technical decision-making. Design orchestration layers supporting complex customer journeys and business processes. Help define engineering standards and best practices. Work with Event-Driven Systems Build and operate services powered by event-driven architectures. Work extensively with Kafka and real-time lifecycle events. Design resilient and observable distributed systems. Raise Engineering Standards Conduct code reviews and support other engineers through technical guidance. Promote best practices across software development, testing, deployment, and observability. Contribute to a strong culture of ownership and continuous improvement. AI-Powered Engineering Use modern AI tools and coding agents throughout the software development lifecycle. Leverage AI for onboarding, architecture exploration, implementation, testing, debugging, and productivity improvements. Apply engineering judgement to validate, verify, and safely integrate AI-generated outputs. What We're Looking For Backend Engineering Expertise 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience. Strong experience designing and operating microservices architectures. Experience modernising legacy systems and decomposing monoliths. Solid understanding of distributed systems and scalable backend design. Technical Stack Commercial experience with Go (Golang), Java, Kotlin or Scala Engineers coming from a JVM background should be open to working in a Go-driven environment. Hands-on experience with: Kafka or similar event-streaming technologies PostgreSQL Docker Kubernetes CI/CD pipelines Product & Ownership Mindset Comfortable owning solutions from idea through production. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make technical trade-offs. Experience collaborating with product, business, and engineering stakeholders. AI Fluency Practical experience using AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar tools. Understanding of how context, prompts, constraints, and validation influence AI-generated outputs. Ability to critically review and verify AI-generated solutions. Nice to Have Experience with subscription-based products. Experience in e-commerce environments. GraphQL knowledge. Familiarity with DDD, TDD, and BDD practices. What We Offer Opportunity to build systems used by millions of customers globally. High-impact engineering work with significant architectural ownership. International collaboration across distributed engineering teams. End-to-end ownership from idea to production. Hybrid working model (3 days per week in the Warsaw office). B2B cooperation model. 30 days of paid annual leave. Modern office located in Warsaw city centre. Continuous learning and professional growth opportunities.

Technology

Xebia sp. z o.o.

👉Java Developer

Mid

Hybrid

Wroclaw, Poland

13,400 - 19,200 PLN

🏢 Summary: The offer is for a Backend Developer role focused on building and maintaining high-performance, low-latency systems for advertising and e-commerce platforms. The position involves developing scalable microservices and APIs using Kotlin and Spring Boot, working with real-time event processing, and contributing to system architecture and scalability. The role also includes production support and collaboration within cross-functional engineering teams. 🗂️ Requirements: 3+ years of professional experience in Java backend development, Very good knowledge of Kotlin, Very good knowledge of Spring Boot, Hands-on experience with microservices architecture, Practical experience with NoSQL databases, Experience with MongoDB, Experience building and maintaining backend systems and APIs, Understanding of system design and scalable architecture principles, Experience with high-performance and high-scale systems, English level B2, Polish level C1, Experience with AI-powered coding assistants, Work permit for EU and ability to work from EU region, Availability for occasional visits to Warsaw office 📃 Skills: Java, Kotlin, Spring, SpringBoot, Microservices, MongoDB, NoSQL, REST, API, AI, Claude, Copilot, Cursor 🏢 Description: 🟣 You will be: developing and maintaining backend systems for advertising and e-commerce platforms, building low-latency, high-performance services processing large volumes of data, developing scalable microservices and APIs using Kotlin and Spring Boot, working on real-time event processing and advertising targeting mechanisms, contributing to architecture design and system scalability improvements, collaborating with stakeholders and supporting engineering best practices, including code reviews and code quality standards, participating in technical readiness/on-call support for production incidents a few days per month. 🟣 Your profile: 3+ years of professional experience in Java backend development, very good knowledge of Kotlin and Spring Boot, openness to occasional visits to the Warsaw office (1–2 days per quarter), hands-on experience with microservices architecture, practical experience working with NoSQL databases, especially MongoDB, experience building and maintaining backend systems and APIs, understanding of system design and scalable architecture principles, experience working with high-performance and high-scale systems, strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders and engineering teams, good communication skills in English (B2) and Polish (C1), practical experience using AI-powered assistants (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to improve productivity, quality, or decision-making in software delivery. immediate availability or a short notice period is preferred. Work from the European Union region and a work permit are required. 🟣 Nice to have: experience applying GenAI in a more structured way within the SDLC, including defined workflows, prompt patterns, or tool integrations embedded into daily work, interest in and familiarity with emerging AI-driven practices (e.g. agent-based workflows, automation patterns, AI-augmented development), with a willingness to explore and experiment beyond standard approaches. 🟣 Recruitment Process: CV review – HR call – Technical Interview – Client Interview – Decision 🎁 Benefits 🎁 ✍ Development: development budgets of up to 6,800 PLN, we fund certifications e.g.: AWS, Azure, access to Udemy, O'Reilly (formerly Safari Books Online) and more, events and technology conferences, technology Guilds, internal training, Xebia Upskill. 🩺 We take care of your health: private medical healthcare, multiSport card - we subsidise a MultiSport card, mental Health Support. 🤸‍♂️ We are flexible: B2B or employment contract, contract for an indefinite period.

Technology

Xebia sp. z o.o.

👉Middle Java Developer

Mid

Remote

Wroclaw, Poland

13,400 - 19,200 PLN

🏢 Summary: The role involves developing and maintaining high-performance backend systems for advertising and e-commerce platforms, focusing on scalable microservices and real-time data processing using Kotlin and Spring Boot. You will design low-latency services, contribute to system architecture, and support production environments in a high-scale setting. The position also emphasizes AI-assisted development practices and collaboration within engineering teams. 🗂️ Requirements: 3+ years of backend development experience, Very good knowledge of Kotlin, Very good knowledge of Spring Boot, Hands-on experience with microservices architecture, Experience with NoSQL databases, Experience with MongoDB, Experience building and maintaining backend systems and APIs, Understanding of system design and scalable architecture, Experience with high-performance and high-scale systems, English B2 level, Polish C1 level, Work permit in the European Union, Openness to occasional visits to Warsaw office, Experience using AI-powered coding assistants 📃 Skills: Kotlin, SpringBoot, MongoDB, NoSQL, Microservices, REST, APIs, GenAI, Claude, GitHubCopilot, Cursor, AWS, Azure 🏢 Description: 🟣 You will be: developing and maintaining backend systems for advertising and e-commerce platforms, building low-latency, high-performance services processing large volumes of data, developing scalable microservices and APIs using Kotlin and Spring Boot, working on real-time event processing and advertising targeting mechanisms, contributing to architecture design and system scalability improvements, collaborating with stakeholders and supporting engineering best practices, including code reviews and code quality standards, participating in technical readiness/on-call support for production incidents a few days per month. 🟣 Your profile: 3+ years of professional experience in backend development, very good knowledge of Kotlin and Spring Boot, openness to occasional visits to the Warsaw office (1–2 days per quarter), hands-on experience with microservices architecture, practical experience working with NoSQL databases, especially MongoDB, experience building and maintaining backend systems and APIs, understanding of system design and scalable architecture principles, experience working with high-performance and high-scale systems, strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders and engineering teams, good communication skills in English (B2) and Polish (C1), practical experience using AI-powered assistants (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to improve productivity, quality, or decision-making in software delivery. Work from the European Union region and a work permit are required. 🟣 Nice to have: experience applying GenAI in a more structured way within the SDLC, including defined workflows, prompt patterns, or tool integrations embedded into daily work, interest in and familiarity with emerging AI-driven practices (e.g. agent-based workflows, automation patterns, AI-augmented development), with a willingness to explore and experiment beyond standard approaches. 🟣 Recruitment Process: CV review – HR call – Technical Interview – Client Interview – Decision 🎁 Benefits 🎁 ✍ Development: development budgets of up to 6,800 PLN, we fund certifications e.g.: AWS, Azure, access to Udemy, O'Reilly (formerly Safari Books Online) and more, events and technology conferences, technology Guilds, internal training, Xebia Upskill. 🩺 We take care of your health: private medical healthcare, multiSport card - we subsidise a MultiSport card, mental Health Support. 🤸‍♂️ We are flexible: B2B or employment contract, contract for an indefinite period.

Technology

Travelplanet.pl SA

Engineering Manager

Senior

Hybrid

Wroclaw, Poland

🏢 Summary: Engineering leadership role responsible for managing and mentoring a team of engineers, overseeing project delivery, and driving engineering strategy in an e-commerce environment. The position focuses on ensuring high-quality, timely execution of technical initiatives while improving development processes and aligning with business goals. 🗂️ Requirements: Minimum 8 years of experience in engineering, At least 3 years of experience managing engineering teams, Proficiency in GoLang, Java, Scala, JavaScript or PHP, Experience with ReactJS and/or GoLang, Strong project management skills, Understanding of SLO and SLI concepts, Experience with development metrics, Strong English communication skills 📃 Skills: GoLang, Java, Scala, JavaScript, PHP, ReactJS, SLO, SLI, DX, ProjectManagement 🏢 Description: We are an e-commerce platform in Poland and a network of travel agencies offering a wide range of travel products. We are part of Wirtualna Polska Holding – Poland’s largest group of media and e-commerce companies. Alongside Wakacje.pl and the Invia brands, we scale our impact across the CEE market, driven by a shared #TravelMindset. In our daily work, we #Explore better ways to grow, #Engage through real ownership and teamwork, and #Enjoy building experiences that people genuinely look forward to. Send us your CV and… see you at Travelplanet.pl ! ✈️ Your responsibilities Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering projects. Develop and implement engineering strategies aligned with company goals. Ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and deliverables. Continuously improve engineering processes and workflows. Provide technical guidance and support to team members. Conduct performance evaluations and support the professional development of team members. Our requirements Minimum 8 years of experience in the engineering industry. At least 3 years of experience in a leadership role, managing engineering teams. Proficiency in one of the following programming languages: GoLang, Java, Scala, JavaScript or PHP. Experience with ReactJS and/ or GoLang is as big plus. Can-do attitude with a proactive and solution-oriented approach. Excellent project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple topics simultaneously. Understanding of developer experience (DX) and familiarity with concepts such as SLO (Service Level Objectives) and SLI (Service Level Indicators). Experience with metrics used by development teams. Strong command of English, both written and spoken, to ensure effective communication with international teams. Strong desire for continuous learning and development. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively under pressure. Our offer Competitive Salary :  commensurate with skills and experience Paid time off : is included in the service fee Flexible Working Hours : Our core hours are 9 AM to 3 PM Hybrid Work Model: Work 2 days in the office and 3 days from home Health and Wellness: Shared costs for sports activities and private medical care Professional Development: Shared costs for training and courses Life Insurance : Comprehensive coverage for peace of mind Employee Discounts: Access to corporate products and services at discounted prices If the above sounds like an interesting opportunity we would be more than happy to hear from you! Please send your resume in English.