About us

Booking.com uses data to drive decisions. Technology is at our core, and innovation is integrated into our products, partners and people. We aim to empower everyone to experience the world through our platforms.

FinTech / RegTech – The RegTech department within the Fintech Business Unit (Amsterdam, Bangalore, London, Shanghai) focuses on compliance and risk management through regulatory technology solutions. Our vision is to provide seamless, secure, and efficient regulatory processes that support business objectives and improve experiences for partners and internal stakeholders.

Key focus areas include:

• Compliance platform: sanctions screening across multiple dimensions.

• Screening & Monitoring: systems to screen partners/customers data, transactions, and relationships.

• Risk Identification & Mitigation: identify risks, flag suspicious activities, and collaborate with compliance teams.

• Regulatory Reporting: generate accurate, timely reports for regulators and stakeholders.

• Technology Enhancement: improve algorithms and tools to enhance screening accuracy and workflows.

We aim to build reliable foundations by prioritizing safety, resilience, and compliance in regulatory technology solutions, staying ahead of regulatory changes and maintaining high standards of compliance.

Role Description

A Senior Software Engineer owns end-to-end execution of technical elements in the Booking.com tech stack, products and processes. They implement complex technical solutions based on business requirements, estimate effort and impact, and deliver with high craftsmanship. The role involves collaborating with colleagues in other roles to design, prioritize and implement complex tasks, mentoring more junior engineers, and promoting best practices within the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design of complex systems for scalability, maintainability and performance; make architectural decisions aligned with business and technical constraints.

• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior/mid-level engineers; conduct code reviews and share best practices.

• Write clean, maintainable code; ensure quality with tests and adherence to standards.

• Collaborate with product managers and other teams to align development with business goals.

• Stay up-to-date with technologies and best practices; drive innovation and process improvements.

Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum 6 years of software development with architectural design experience; proficiency in two or more server-side languages; Java is required.

• Experience with microservices.

• Experience building highly scalable distributed systems and batch processing pipelines with data integrity focus.

• Experience with relational (MySQL) and NoSQL data stores.

• Experience with AWS (DynamoDB, RDS, Glue, EC2) is a plus.

• Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.

• Experience with defining/upholding SLOs/KPIs and participating in architecture reviews.

• Experience with regulation/compliance policies is a plus.

• Past experience in payments or FinTech is a plus.

• Experience with authentication/authorization security challenges.

• Experience working on products with broad customer impact and company-wide influence.

• Experience with geographically distributed teams is a plus.

• Preferably a university degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or similar.

• Excellent written and spoken communication.

Benefits & Perks

Booking.com’s Total Rewards philosophy includes a competitive compensation and benefits package, plus unique benefits such as:

• Annual paid time off and generous leave for parents, grandparents, bereavement, and care.

• Hybrid work with flexible arrangements; up to 20 days per year of work from abroad.

• Industry-leading product discounts up to 1400 per year, Genius Level 3 status, and Booking.com wallet credit.

• Opportunity to contribute to a large-scale product with real impact for millions of travelers.

• Fast-paced, performance-driven culture with opportunities to grow technical and leadership skills.

• Flexible work options including part-time or reduced week opportunities (min. 32 hours/week) where applicable.

Inclusion at Booking.com

Inclusion is core to our culture. Our team represents over 140 nationalities and a wide range of backgrounds, genders and orientations. We strive to provide adjustments and tools for applicants with disabilities during the hiring process and in employment.

Application Process

• See How we Hire: How we hire at Booking.com

• This role does not include relocation assistance.

Pre-Employment Screening: Your personal data may be used for a third-party screening as permitted by law if your application is successful. This may include employment history, education and other relevant information.