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Lead Software Engineer - Front End (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)
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Recruiter's Note
"Panida Yimsanga from Agoda's talent acquisition team shared an active opening for a Lead Software Engineer (Front End) based in Bangkok, Thailand with full relocation assistance provided."
Type
Hybrid
Location
Bangkok, Thailand
Experience
Lead (12+ yrs)
Posted
Yesterday
Tech Stack
Quick Take
Lead Frontend Engineer role at Agoda based in Bangkok (Hybrid with relocation provided). Requires 12+ years of experience with React, TypeScript, and modern web architecture. Sourced directly from an Agoda recruiter on LinkedIn — high-signal opening with relocation support for global talent.
Role Overview
🏢 About Agoda
Agoda is a global online travel booking platform connecting millions of travelers worldwide to accommodations, flights, activities, and seamless travel experiences. Headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, and part of Booking Holdings, Agoda operates at massive scale with a data-driven engineering culture and a global team of over 7,000 people.
🎯 The Role
As a Lead Software Engineer (Front End), you will steer the architecture and technical evolution of Agoda's core user-facing systems. You will lead cross-functional initiatives across accommodations, flights, and checkout experiences, driving high performance, maintainable code standards, and seamless user experiences for millions of daily visitors.
🛠️ Tech Stack
- React, TypeScript, JavaScript
- HTML5, CSS3, Modern CSS Architecture
- Webpack, Vite, CI/CD pipelines
- Web Performance Optimization, Core Web Vitals
- TDD, Unit & Integration Testing
💼 What You'll Do
- Architect and scale robust frontend applications across Agoda's web and mobile-web ecosystem.
- Partner with product managers, UX designers, and backend engineering teams to deliver responsive, intuitive interfaces.
- Establish best practices for frontend performance, resilience, and maintainability across distributed codebases.
- Build proof-of-concept prototypes to evaluate emerging frontend technologies and modern browser APIs.
- Mentor and develop senior and staff engineers through architectural reviews, code standards, and technical leadership.
✅ What You'll Need
- 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a technical leadership or lead engineer capacity.
- Deep proficiency in modern JavaScript, TypeScript, and React.
- Proven track record designing and maintaining high-traffic, resilient web platforms.
- Strong capability to mentor engineers, guide technical strategy, and communicate architectural decisions clearly.
- Solid business acumen to align technical roadmaps with product impact and user satisfaction.
🌟 Nice to Have
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems and high-availability web architectures.
- Strong expertise in frontend performance benchmarking and web vitals optimization.
- Familiarity with SOLID principles, Clean Code practices, and test-driven development (TDD).
Why This Role?
This listing comes straight from a hiring manager or recruiter post — not an ATS scrape. You can often reach out directly, and these roles move fast. The tech stack leans on React, TypeScript, JavaScript.
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