Get to Know our Team:

The infrastructure team operates all networks, servers, and storage platforms used to deliver services to Agoda's customers. We support every product within the company, working with a wide range of systems and technology stacks. As part of our team, you will be working on a mission critical private cloud with over 800k cores, spread over hundreds of Kubernetes clusters, Open stack virtual machines and bare metal servers.

Each of these opportunities - coupled with an open work environment - are a great way to gain experience on a modern and dynamic platform, constantly evolving to adapt to changes in the business landscape.

We are a distributed team of engineers spanning across Bangkok, Singapore and elsewhere.

The Opportunity:

Our Infrastructure Platform team in Bangkok is searching for an experienced Engineering Manager (Compute) to help scale our Compute Platform (based on Kubernetes). There will be a focus on building a culture that drives operational excellence, and solid engineering practices, with decisions driven by data.

In this Role, you'll get to:

• Lead by Example: Remain hands-on—write and review code, and provide expert-level coaching and guidance to engineers at all levels.
• Team Leadership: Manage and develop a high-performing Agile team of 5+ senior/lead software engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Platform Vision: Drive research and development to continuously improve our infrastructure platform, setting a clear technical vision and roadmap.
• Design & Technical Reviews: Lead and participate in design reviews within the team and across the department, influencing technical direction at Agoda.
• Technical Evangelism: Stay at the forefront of technology, proactively sharing knowledge and best practices to elevate the entire organization.
• Data-Driven Decisions: Use metrics and scientific approaches to guide project success and platform performance.

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• Proven Leadership: 2+ years' experience as an engineering manager in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing Agile scrum teams with 5+ direct reports.
• Technical Expertise: Strong coding skills in a modern programming language (Golang preferred).
• Platform Experience: Hands-on experience with large-scale compute/infrastructure platforms (Kubernetes, OpenStack, virtual machines, containers).
• Reliability Focus: Deep understanding of platform stability, resilience, and observability.
• Quality Mindset: Experience working in CI/CD environments with a strong focus on testing and quality.
• Ownership & Autonomy: Ability to set OKRs/KPIs, make independent decisions, and take full ownership of outcomes.
• Excellent Communication: Self-motivated, approachable, and adaptable, with strong English communication skills.

It's Great if you Have:

• Experience with other CNCF projects, such as Cilium/Istio etc.
• Experience with Configuration Management tools (preferably Ansible)
• Are confident with networking protocols and general networking concepts.
• Able to communicate across all levels in the hierarchy of a large organization.
• Contributed to open-source projects.
• Building asset management systems.
• Integrated GenAI tools into platform(s), such as MCP.