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Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world. \nToday, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.\nNo two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you’re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.\nGet to Know Our Team\nThe Data department , based in Singapore , oversees all of Agoda’s data-related requirements. Our ultimate goal is to enable and increase the use of data in the company through creative approaches and the implementation of powerful resources such as operational and analytical databases, queue systems, BI tools, and data science technology. We hire the brightest minds from around the world to take on this challenge and equip them with the knowledge and tools that contribute to their personal growth and success while supporting our company’s culture of diversity and experimentation. The role the Data team plays at Agoda is critical as business users, product managers, engineers, and many others rely on us to empower their decision making. We are equally dedicated to our customers by improving their search experience with faster results and protecting them from any fraudulent activities. Data is interesting only when you have enough of it, and we have plenty. This is what drives up the challenge as part of the Data department, but also the reward.\nWhat You’ll Do\nIdentify and solve high-leverage problems across Agoda.\nTranslate ambiguous problems into measurable objectives and technical solutions.\nLead the design and deployment of ML, AI, and analytical solutions.\nOwn solutions from problem definition and experimentation through production deployment, measurement, and iteration.\nPartner with cross-functional leaders to shape strategy and roadmaps.\nProvide technical leadership and mentorship across the data-science community.\nWhat You’ll Need\nExtensive hands-on experience in data science, machine learning, and statistics.\nExperience delivering production models with measurable customer or business impact.\nStrong Python and SQL skills; experience with large-scale data and ML platforms.\nAbility to influence senior stakeholders and communicate clearly across technical and non-technical audiences.\nNice to Have\nExperience in online travel, e-commerce, search, ranking, recommendations, pricing, or personalization.\nExperience with production LLM or generative-AI systems.\nAdvanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research, Mathematics, or a related field.\n\nPlease review our Hiring Process Guidelines before your interview - click here to learn how interviewing at Agoda works.\nDiscover more about working at Agoda\nAgoda Careers https://careersatagoda.com\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/agodacareers/\nLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/agoda\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/agodalife\nEqual Opportunity Employer \nAt Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. 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