SAP Developer (For contingent workers)

At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We’re the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you make. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the food you sample. Through our products, partners and people, we can empower everyone to experience the world.

We’re a truly global e-commerce company, with business operations in nearly every country and city on the planet. And we want to make it easy for everyone, anywhere in the world, to pay for their travel or do business with our platform – whenever and however it’s convenient for them.

Our brand new FinTech business unit develops new products and drives innovation to help us continue removing financial friction from the travel process. That makes buying and selling travel-related products and services simpler for both travelers and partners.

We have multiple openings across our fast-growing FinTech (300+ people in tech) department!

As a SAP developer, you will be responsible for implementing technology that enables and extends solutions to meet business requirements and fits into Booking.com's system architecture. Responsible for implementing changes and new functions, testing new developments, collaborating with SAP specialists, stakeholders and developers. Give strong support for maintaining and improving all Financial processes, systems and functionalities, which requires good understanding of Financial principals, terms. Actively contributing in identifying best technical solutions together with SAP specialists. Help to train and grow junior colleagues. Learn and share knowledge of new technologies.

Due to the rapid and continuous growth of the organization, the tasks and duties of this role may evolve over time. We’re looking for humble, ambitious people who are keen to develop and grow, pick up new technologies and responsibilities.

B.responsible

• Converting business requirements into technical design and implement them in line with existing standards and system architecture

• Partner with functional stakeholders to deliver innovative S/4HANA solutions using Agile methodologies, integrating them smoothly into the SAP DevOps lifecycle for continuous delivery.

• Translate business requirements into scalable technical designs utilizing the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP), ABAP Managed Database Procedure (AMDP) and Core Data Services (CDS), strictly adhering to SAP’s "clean core" principles and enterprise architecture standards.

• Build test options for technical solutions, using Booking.com's test methodology and tools

• Create, review, and maintain living technical documentation (architecture decisions, API specifications) in centralized repositories to guide internal and external technical teams.

• Develop highly responsive and intuitive user experiences using SAP Fiori, SAPUI5, and SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), ensuring alignment with Fiori Design Guidelines.

• Implement bug fixes, enhancements, and new features through modern transport management pipelines, leveraging tools like abapGit or Active Control for seamless, risk-free deployments.

• Convert stakeholder user stories into highly detailed technical specifications focusing on S/4HANA data models, virtual data models (VDM), and business logic.

• Contribute to the team spirit by encourage the openness for new solutions, continuous learning and innovation

• Foster a modern engineering culture by promoting a DevOps mindset, continuous learning, and the adoption of modern development practices like "Clean ABAP."

• Optimize and redesign old functions, to improve business processes using SAP best practices

• Mentor team members and cross-functional colleagues on S/4HANA best practices, SAP DevOps workflows, and modern cloud-native SAP development.

• Exposure to Java Spring boot and CI/CD pipelines is a plus.

B.skilled

• Have good knowledge of financial processes, accounting functions and activities

• Advanced level of knowledge of ABAP with at least 10-15 years of development experience.

• Hands-on experience with SAP Systems and its ABAP development techniques for RICEFW, WebService and API development.

• Excellent understanding of CDS views, RAP data model, AMDP and SAP LUW.

• Excellent hands-on experience in SAP UI5 and FIORI.

• Experience with S/4 HANA development is a must.

• Good development knowledge of new ABAP 7.5x syntax (CDS, RAP, AMDP)

• Exposure to advanced SAP technologies like BTP is an advantage.

• Worked on Finance Tax, RTR, Treasury WRICEF’S is an advantage

• Basic working Knowledge on Kubernetes, Git, Harness and Java Spring Boot.

• A team player, proactive and capable of working independently

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, Good verbal and written communication

• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies

• Solution oriented and result driven attitude

• Agile mindset and ability to work in a fast changing environment

• Ability to handle multiple tasks

• Very good understanding of all Financial activities, functions, processes

B.hired

• An opportunity to contribute to a high scale, complex, world-renowned product, and seeing the real-time impact of your work on millions of travelers worldwide

• Be part of a truly international fast-paced environment and performance-driven culture

• Various opportunities to grow technically and personally via side projects, hackathons, conferences, and your involvement in the community

• Full relocation support for you and your family (if the case) to move to Amsterdam - one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Europe. We have fine-tuned this process by successfully relocating 300+ Technology professionals to Amsterdam in the last year alone!

• A performance-based company that offers 29 vacation days, career advancement, and lucrative compensation, including bonuses and stock potential

• Discount on Booking.com accommodations with the “Booking Deal” including other perks and benefits

• Company-sponsored family and social activities to help our employees become integrated with each other and Dutch culture

• Diverse and creative colleagues from every corner of the world

• With over 70 different nationalities within the technology department alone, you will be able to absorb new skills and grow your career in a multicultural environment

• We value the diversity of all types and in an open, dynamic workplace. This has been a pillar at Booking.com since day one, and something we continue to strongly believe in and build today.

Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive.

(The payrate for independent contractors is 10-32 EUR/hr)