Senior Software Development Engineer

Who are we? Glad you asked! Avis Budget Group is a leading provider of mobility options, with brands including Avis, Budget & Budget Truck, and Zipcar. With more than 70 years of experience and 11,000 locations in 180 countries, we are shaping the future of our industry and want you to join us in our mission.

Zipcar is the world’s leading car-sharing network, found in urban areas and university campuses in more than 500 cities and towns. Our team is smart, creative and fun, and we’re driven by a mission – to enable simple and responsible urban living

What is ABG’s strategy in India? At our India Build Center, you will play a key role in driving the digital transformation narrative of ABG.

Being at the core of ABG’s growth strategy, we will develop technology-led offerings that would position Avis and its brands as the best vehicle rental company in the world.

Our goal is to create the future of customer experience through technology.

The India Build Center is based in Bengaluru, India.

We are currently located at Embassy Tech Village on Outer Ring Road, Bangalore

The fine print :

We encourage Zipsters to bring their whole selves to work - unique perspectives, personal experiences, backgrounds, and however they identify. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer – M / F / D / V.

This document does not constitute a promise or guarantee of employment. This document describes the general nature and level of this position only. Essential functions and responsibilities may change as business needs require. This position may be with any affiliate of Avis Budget Group.

Senior Software Development Engineer - Location : Bengaluru, India | 100% on-site

The impact you’ll make :

We are looking for a talented and passionate senior engineer to lead the way on the development and maintenance for a subset of ABG backend web services. These services support our mobile and web ecommerce products - the primary driver of $9B in annual revenue.

This role requires a resourceful individual, a persistent problem solver, and a strong hands-on engineer.

This is a great opportunity to have a big impact as part of a growing team in the midst of technology and product transformation.

What you’ll do :

• Build a deep understanding of existing systems.
• Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders.
• Write code as needed, but also strategically / thoughtfully delegate coding tasks to team members.
• Review code developed by other developers, providing feedback on style, functional correctness, testability, and efficiency.
• Triage system-wide issues and identify root cause of incidents.
• Can work independently and can participate / contribute to architecture discussions.
• Identify and resolve existing critical technical debt.
• Build transparent systems with proper monitoring, observability, and alerting.
• Plan for robust build, test, and deployment automation
• Work with product stakeholders and front-end developers to understand the essence of requirements and to provide pragmatic solutions
• Work within an Agile framework

What we’re looking for :

Perks you’ll get :