Online travel marketplace powered by legacy enterprise systems and mobile-first scaling
Priceline operates a travel booking platform built on Oracle infrastructure (EBS, Forms, BI Publisher) paired with AWS cloud primitives (Lambda, DynamoDB) and mobile development tooling (Android SDK, Jetpack). The company is adopting GraphQL and GitOps while phasing out Informatica—typical modernization moves for a large public enterprise. Hiring is accelerating across engineering and data, with active projects spanning release automation, feature flagging, and large-scale A/B testing, suggesting operational complexity around booking performance and conversion optimization.
Notable leadership hires: Delivery Operations Director, Chief of Staff
Priceline is a public online travel agency owned by Booking Holdings, based in Norwalk, Connecticut, with 1,001–5,000 employees across engineering, data, sales, and finance. The platform helps millions of travelers book accommodations and experiences. The company operates a hybrid tech stack combining decades-old enterprise systems (Oracle EBS, Forms, Reports) with modern cloud services and mobile applications, reflecting both the legacy of a 25-year-old business and ongoing investment in modernization. Current work focuses on hotel partnerships, settlement accuracy for global expansion, pricing competitiveness, and conversion rate optimization.
Priceline's core stack includes Oracle (EBS, Forms, Reports, BI Publisher, Application Framework), SQL, AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch), Tableau, Java, Kotlin, and Android development tools. They also use GDS systems (SABRE, Amadeus), Workday for HR/Finance, and Verint for customer interaction. They're adopting GraphQL and GitOps while phasing out Informatica.
Active projects include release automation, feature flagging strategy, large-scale A/B testing, ASO optimization for mobile installs, hotel onboarding automation, early warning analytics systems, and Oracle EBS customization for accounting (AP, AR, GL). Near-term focus areas are booking performance, conversion rates, personalization, and pricing competitiveness.
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