Booking.com
Front End Software Engineer l - AI Studio, Central Tech
Booking.comNetherlands9 hours ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyEngineering, Information Technology
About Us: At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We’re the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you encounter. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the memories you make. Through our products, partners and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

About the team: The AI Studio team is part of the AI Platform track, where together we aim to make it easy for everyone at Booking.com to build, evaluate and use high quality AI applications. Specifically within the AI Studio team we play an essential part in delivering the capabilities for everyone at Booking to work with GenAI and we are focusing on:

  • Lowering the entry barrier into GenAI by providing a playground to experiment with different models and prompts.
  • Building UI-based tools to help with GenAI and agentic application prototyping and evaluation.
  • Helping colleagues optimize (agentic) AI systems.


Given the rapidly developing field of GenAI we work in small cycles, delivering work iteratively and collecting feedback early, constantly improving and optimizing our current solutions.

Role Description: As a Frontend Engineer you will work closely with other backend- and frontend engineers, ML engineers, product managers and designers to come up with user-friendly and technically solid solutions that power AI Studio. You will be responsible for developing new and iterating on existing services powering the product. You are aware of developments in the GenAI field both in- and outside of the company and can spot opportunities and take initiative to develop the studio further.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties:

  • Design and implement end-to-end product features in collaboration with UX Designers and Backend/ML Engineers
  • Evaluating customer needs and coming up with ideal solutions for it, assessing different languages (Javascript, Typescript, etc), architecture and risks
  • Rapidly developing next-generation scalable, flexible, and high-performance systems, with end-to-end ownership by monitoring and adjusting SLIs and SLOs
  • Continuously learn and apply modern development methodologies and tools
  • Deploy and maintain software in production
  • Proactively propose improvement ideas to reduce technical debt and increase business impact of your team


Qualifications and Skills:

  • 1+ years of experience in a relevant role, preferably in a commercial environment
  • Software development experience working with Javascript/Typescript and React framework using modern tools and methodologies
  • Demonstrable experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
  • Understanding of modern front end architecture principles and design practices: micro frontend architecture, SSR, SPA, responsive design, progressive enhancement, graceful degradation
  • Knowledge of GraphQL is a plusAbility to write high-performance, reusable code
  • Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Experience with agentic coding


Benefits & Perks - Global Impact, Personal Relevance:

Booking.com’s Total Rewards Philosophy is not only about compensation but also about benefits. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, as well unique-to-Booking.com benefits which include:

  • 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
  • Living and working in Amsterdam, one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Europe
  • 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
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package and some great added perks of working in the home city of Booking.com


Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Booking.com:

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion have been a core part of our company culture since day one. This ongoing journey starts with our very own employees, who represent over 140 nationalities and a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations.

Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: “At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn’t just build an outstanding workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. It’s a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech.”

We ensure that colleagues with disabilities are provided the adjustments and tools they need to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Application Process:

  • Let’s go places together: How we Hire
  • This role does not come with relocation assistance.


Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.

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