Job Description

Agoda is hiring a Software Developer for a 6-month contract in Gurugram, offering an exciting opportunity for fresh graduates and early-career software engineers to work on large-scale travel technology platforms. As part of Agoda's global Engineering team, you will contribute to building highly scalable applications that power millions of travel searches, bookings, payments, and customer interactions every day. This position is ideal for candidates who are passionate about software development, backend engineering, full-stack development, and cloud technologies. Working in a fast-paced, data-driven environment, you will gain hands-on experience with enterprise-grade systems while collaborating with experienced engineers on products that directly impact users across the globe.

As a Software Developer, you will work within Agile teams to design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality software solutions using modern frontend and backend technologies. Depending on project requirements, you may build user interfaces with React, Redux, and TypeScript while developing backend services using C#, Scala, or Kotlin. The role also involves debugging applications, participating in code reviews, implementing real-time monitoring, analyzing production systems, and using A/B testing to improve product performance. Engineers will have opportunities to work with Hadoop, Grafana, cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment processes while strengthening their expertise in scalable software architecture and modern engineering practices.

Joining Agoda means becoming part of one of the world's leading travel technology companies, where innovation, experimentation, and continuous learning are deeply embedded in the engineering culture. Employees are encouraged to take ownership of projects, collaborate across global teams, and solve challenging technical problems at scale. This role provides valuable exposure to distributed systems, cloud-native application development, software architecture, DevOps practices, and data-driven product engineering. Whether your long-term career goal is to become a Backend Developer, Full Stack Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or Software Architect, this position serves as an excellent foundation for building a successful software engineering career in a globally recognized technology organization.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software applications that meet functional requirements while ensuring scalability, performance, reliability, and maintainable code across enterprise systems.
• Collaborate with product managers, software engineers, designers, and cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.
• Develop frontend applications using technologies such as React, Redux, and TypeScript while contributing to backend development using C#, Scala, Kotlin, or similar programming languages.
• Troubleshoot software defects, investigate production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement robust solutions to improve application stability and user experience.
• Participate actively in Agile development processes including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and collaborative software delivery activities.
• Conduct code reviews, follow software engineering best practices, and contribute to maintaining high coding standards, application quality, and long-term maintainability.
• Implement A/B testing experiments and analyze application data to support product improvements, feature optimization, and data-driven business decision-making.
• Build reports, dashboards, and analytics solutions using technologies such as Hadoop, Grafana, and similar monitoring or data processing platforms.
• Create and maintain real-time monitoring solutions for production systems to proactively detect issues, improve observability, and ensure high system availability.
• Continuously learn emerging technologies, development frameworks, cloud platforms, and software engineering methodologies while contributing innovative ideas to the engineering team.

Requirements & Eligibility

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or any discipline with strong programming knowledge. Candidates who have completed a software engineering bootcamp are also eligible.
• Fresh graduates and professionals with less than two years of software development experience are encouraged to apply for this entry-level engineering opportunity.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, and problem-solving techniques.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, C#, Python, JavaScript, Kotlin, or another modern programming language used in software development.
• Basic knowledge of frontend or backend technologies, including frameworks such as React, Vue, Angular, Kotlin, Flutter, or mobile application development, will be advantageous.
• Familiarity with databases including relational database management systems (RDBMS) or NoSQL databases, along with basic data persistence concepts.
• Understanding of software development methodologies, version control systems like Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, clean architecture principles, and SOLID design concepts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English with the ability to collaborate effectively within multicultural and globally distributed engineering teams.
• Analytical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to debug complex technical issues while delivering reliable and efficient software solutions.
• Contributions to GitHub projects, open-source communities, personal software projects, internships, hackathons, or technical certifications will be considered an added advantage.

Expected Salary

The expected salary for the Software Developer (6-Month Contract) role at Agoda in Gurugram typically ranges between ₹8 LPA and ₹14 LPA (annualized equivalent) depending on technical skills, coding performance, academic background, internship experience, and interview results. Since this is a fixed-term contract position, the compensation may be structured as a monthly salary with additional project-related benefits. Agoda also provides exposure to global engineering teams, modern technology stacks, mentorship opportunities, and valuable hands-on experience that can significantly strengthen a software engineer's career profile.

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