Software Engineer II - BDX Developer Experience

Booking.com • Washington D.C., DC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Booking.com (USA), Inc is seeking a full time Software Engineer in Washington, DC for the BDX DevEx team within the Data and Machine Learning Platform department. Our team is focused on improving developer productivity across the BDX data platform, with a particular emphasis on PySpark workflows and dbt workflows. We build and maintain the tooling, platform integrations, and paved paths that help internal customers (Data Scientists, ML and Data Engineers, and Analyst community) develop, test, publish, and operate data workflows with confidence. This includes foundational Python-based SDKs, workflow frameworks, and the broader dbt experience on BDX, so that data producers and consumers can work with Booking.com’s data ecosystem in a reliable, scalable, and low-friction way.

As a Software Engineer on the BDX Developer Experience team, you will design, build, and maintain the core developer tools, SDKs, and platform integrations that our internal engineers rely on every day. You will take full ownership of the end-to-end developer experience for data practitioners, moving beyond basic pipelines to build intuitive, high-performance tooling. This role sits at the intersection of backend engineering, data platforms, and developer advocacy, requiring you to navigate complex architectures while keeping friction low for the users of our internal Python SDKs, workflow frameworks, and dbt.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in software development, with strong hands-on experience in Python and a focus on backend, platform, or data engineering.
• Experience building or maintaining internal developer tooling such as SDKs, libraries, platform integrations, APIs, or workflow frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Spark, including PySpark-based data workflows, and experience with data transformation and orchestration tools, specifically dbt, Airflow or similar tools, and modern CI/CD engineering practices.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, and/or Snowflake or similar data platforms.
• Comfortable owning production systems, handling incidents, debugging cross-system issues, and improving reliability, performance, and developer experience over time.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A customer-first approach to internal platform engineering, with a focus on reducing friction and improving developer productivity for data practitioners.

Responsibilities

• Own Core Tooling: Design, build, and maintain core developer tooling including Python SDKs and workflow frameworks used company-wide.
• Enhance Analytics Workflows: Own and optimize the dbt experience for the BDX platform, enabling analysts and data engineers to build reliable data transformations.
• Drive Technical Execution: Contribute to technical design and implementation for backend platform projects from inception to production.
• Ensure Quality: Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines, including comprehensive automated tests for all developer-facing tools and backend services.
• Take initiative to address the larger technical needs of the product you work on and always keep the customer at the center of everything you do.
• Promote and drive impactful and innovative engineering solutions.
• Advocate for best engineering practices within the team.
• Act as an intermediary for problems, with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to the growth of Booking.com through interviewing, on-boarding, or other recruitment efforts.

Benefits

• Medical, life, and disability insurance
• Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, sick, and care leave.
• Industry leading product discounts for yourself, friends, and family, including automatic Genius Level 3 status.
• Free access to online learning platforms, mentorship programs, and a complimentary Headspace membership.
• Collaborative, friendly and diverse culture.
• Referral Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed