Senior Software Developer (Java)
Our Technology team is the backbone of our company: constantly creating, testing, learning and iterating to better meet the needs of our customers. If you thrive in a fast-paced, ideas-led environment, you’re in the right place.
Why this job’s a big deal?
Build the next exciting new product or feature that will ultimately help millions of people experience the world. Join in various Developer forums and be part of a company wide developer community affecting and driving web engineering decisions.
Our team of engineers, at all levels, work with the business leaders in defining the product roadmap and come up with innovative solutions to grow the future of travel. We design and develop our back end systems and REST APIs that serve hundreds of millions of searches a day, collecting and parsing data across thousands of partners to get the best deals for our customers.
In this role you will get to:
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Drive mission critical projects with direct impact on the evolution of Priceline's business
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Innovate with cross-functional agile team that continuously experiments, iterates and delivers on new product objectives
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Showcase fluency and development skills of Core Java or similar programming languages
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Lead, mentor, and guide less experienced developers in best practices
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Apply your programming skills towards building low latency and high throughput transactional services with continuous integration and automation testing
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Implement SQL composition skills that collects and queries data for investigation and analysis in real time from our applications
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The ability to quickly apply your experience to understand our codebase, systems and business requirements to effectively make changes to our application
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Influencer and communicator on team development efforts. Influence what the best solutions are and communicate your findings to key business stakeholders
Who you are:
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Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
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5+ years of experience in software engineering and development
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Exceptional coding experience with Core Java or similar programming languages
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An interest in being a mentor and influence best practices with less experienced developers
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Strong grasp of SQL compositions skills for composing queries and analysis
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Confident with the utilization of Spring Frameworks, Web Services and API’s
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Established and proven expertise with server side Javascript and Node. js, an Influencer of the use of Git and Gitflow
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Experience with developing on Cloud, especially GCP and AWS
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Experience in Microservices, Kubernetes (GKE preferable), and Dockers
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Proven ability in Design and Architecture of complex, highly scalable and performance driven applications
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Experience working in the Flights industry is desirable
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Demonstrated history of living the values important to Priceline: Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability and Trust. Unquestionable Integrity and Ethics
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Who we are:
WE ARE PRICELINE.
Our success as one of the biggest players in online travel is all thanks to our incredible, dedicated team of talented employees. Priceliners are focused on being the best travel deal makers in the world, fueled by our passion to help everyone experience the moments that matter most in their lives. Whether it’s a dream vacation, your cousin’s graduation, or your best friend’s wedding - we make travel affordable and accessible to our customers.
Our culture is unique and inspiring (that’s what our employees tell us). We’re a grown-up, startup. We deliver the excitement of a new venture, without the struggles and chaos that can come with a business that hasn’t stabilized.
We’re on the cutting edge of innovative technologies. We keep the customer at the center of all that we do. Our ability to meet their needs relies on the strength of a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity and collaboration.
Priceline is part of the Booking Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKNG) family of companies, a highly profitable global online travel company with a market capitalization of over $80 billion. Our sister companies include Booking.com, BookingGo, Agoda, Kayak and OpenTable.
If you want to be part of something truly special, check us out!
Flexible work at Priceline
When we return to the office we will be in a fully flex mode, meaning you decide when to come to the office when it makes sense for you to do so - no minimum number of days in the office. Until then we are all working from home and will return to our flex mode when it is safe to do so.
Diversity and Inclusion are a Big Deal!
To be the best travel dealmakers in the world, it’s important we have a workforce that reflects the diverse customers and communities we serve. We are committed to cultivating a culture where all employees have the freedom to bring their individual perspectives, life experiences, and values-driven passion to work.
Priceline is a proud equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate the unique lenses through which our employees see the world. We’d love you to join us and add to our rich mix!
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What We Do
At Priceline, part of Booking Holdings, Inc. [NASDAQ: BKNG], we believe every trip is a big deal to our customers. Whether it’s a much-needed getaway, wedding, reunion, graduation, or rooting on a favorite team—those are the moments that nobody should miss out on.
Our mission? Be the best travel dealmakers in the world. We provide our customers with smart and easy ways to access the very best deals available on hotel rooms, flights, rental cars, vacation packages and cruises, so they can be there for the moments that matter the most to them.
We do that by welcoming people who are at the top of their game, who want to learn and grow with others and who take their work seriously (but not themselves). We’re building a diverse and uniquely talented team to make sure our customers can be there for all those {big deal} moments. Come join us!
