Senior Lead Software Engineer (Tax Solution), FinTech (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)

Agoda
Bangkok
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Communication","Mentorship","Ownership mindset","Strategic thinking"]

Define and drive the architecture vision for Agoda’s Tax technology ecosystem within FinTech. Shape a scalable, secure, and compliant tax platform roadmap by translating complex tax rules and regulatory requirements into technical models, APIs, data flows, and integrations. Lead architectural reviews and modernization efforts, partner across Finance and Engineering, and mentor senior engineers to improve reliability, observability, and operational readiness at high transaction volumes.

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Senior Lead Software Engineer (Tax Solution), FinTech (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)

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Job Summary

Define and drive the architecture vision for Agoda’s Tax technology ecosystem within FinTech. Shape a scalable, secure, and compliant tax platform roadmap by translating complex tax rules and regulatory requirements into technical models, APIs, data flows, and integrations. Lead architectural reviews and modernization efforts, partner across Finance and Engineering, and mentor senior engineers to improve reliability, observability, and operational readiness at high transaction volumes.
Location: Bangkok
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Shape the technical direction, architecture strategy, and long-term roadmap for the Tax technology ecosystem, starting with the Tax platform.
  • •Own architecture for mission-critical tax platforms and capabilities to ensure scalability, security, resilience, observability, and adaptability to global requirements.
  • •Design end-to-end solutions across internal systems, tax engines, APIs, data flows, and selected third-party platforms.
  • •Lead technical decisions through architectural reviews, proof-of-concepts, and guidance on integration patterns, reliability, maintainability, performance, and operational readiness.
  • •Translate complex tax rules and compliance workflows into technical models; analyze current landscape risks and modernization opportunities; establish and evolve architecture principles, standards, and governance; mentor senior engineering talent.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Relocation

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of software engineering/architecture or technology leadership experience designing and evolving complex production systems.
  • •3+ years delivering tax-related technology projects across direct or indirect tax domains, including building or evolving tax platforms.
  • •Strong understanding of tax technology domains such as VAT, GST, corporate tax, withholding tax, compliance workflows, tax calculation, reporting, reconciliation, and auditability.
  • •Hands-on expertise in system design, APIs, data flows, integration patterns, reliability, observability, scalability, and operational trade-offs for mission-critical high-volume platforms.
  • •Proven ability to shape technical strategy and architecture roadmaps across multiple teams, translate business/regulatory requirements into technical models, and mentor senior engineers/technical leads.
Experience:10+ yearsFintechTax technologyPlatform engineeringPaymentsTravel
Skills:Stakeholder managementCommunicationMentorshipOwnership mindsetStrategic thinking
Languages:English
Tech Stack:APIsData flowsIntegration patternsEvent-driven architectureStreamingMiddleware integrationKubernetesEKSServerlessTax enginesTax automation platformsAvalaraVertexOneSourceGDPRCCPASOX

Company Brief

Agoda
Agoda operates a global online travel booking platform offering hotels, vacation rentals, flights, and other travel services. It provides price comparison, deals, and booking management for leisure and business travelers worldwide.
Industry: TravelTech
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2005
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