Software Engineer-Senior

at Marriott in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Number 24041581

Job Category Information Technology

Location Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Schedule Full-Time

Located Remotely? Y

Relocation? N

Position Type Management

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a passionate engineer to help lead the delivery of the next generation eCommerce platforms for Marriott International. The candidate should be a technology expert and deeply passionate in solving complex problems. Candidate must have the capability to lead architecture, design and build innovative services and frameworks in support of Marriott’s Technology Innovation Platform. The Candidate should be able to collaborate extensively with Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure and Dev Sec Ops teams to ensure the development of the right architecture components. Work across multiple products & engineering teams to deliver incremental value against a multi-year modernization roadmap. Perform research, analysis, design, creation, and implementation of applications to meet current and future user requirements. Help develop proof-of-concept implementations to help evaluate cutting-edge technology to drive and meet Marriott business & technology objectives.

Candidate must have the ability to communicate upward to superiors and laterally to other departments. Candidate should have demonstrated the ability to monitor deliverables from the scrum teams operating in an onshore/offshore model.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required:

+ Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience/certification

+ 6+ years in MDM/PIM development with STIBO/STEP.

+ 10+ years’ experience in software development with expertise in: o Defining, creating, and supporting enterprise-scale cloud solutions in an agile development environment o Delivered large-scale systems, with focus on scalability, latency, security, and resilience.

+ Hands-on experience in building cloud native microservices, domain driven development, and event oriented architectures.

+ Expertise in automation, CI/CD, Release Management processes and Application Deployments to Cloud.

+ Working knowledge in API platforms, back-end services, and databases of full stack infrastructure.

+ Development experience in STIBO and 2 or more from the following is a must.

+ Spring Boot

+ Spring Web flux

+ Graph QL

+ Document DB/Couchbase/Red is/DynamoDB

Preferred:

Prior work experience on eCommerce platforms & systems leveraging MACH architecture.

Certification in AWS/Azure certification is highly desirable.

Working knowledge of DevOps, Containerization, and development of CI/CD pipelines.

Knowledge of Kubernetes (k8s) and event driven architecture (Kafka) is a plus.

Performing requirement analysis, architecture reviews and high-level solution design, and API design. Experience working in an agile development environment with an onshore-offshore model. Demonstrated ability to learn and experiment in future software engineering opportunities Technology leadership experience in an onshore/offshore development model.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Technical Leadership

Trains and/or mentors other team members, and peers as appropriate

Provides financial input on department or project budgets, capital expenditures or other cost/resource estimates as requested.

Identifies opportunities to enhance the service delivery processes.

Delivering Technology

Performs more complex quantitative and qualitative analyses for service delivery processes and projects.

Facilitates achievement of expected deliverables and obligations of Services Providers Validates completeness of requirements prior to Service Provider solutioning

Ensures all projects follow the defined development and business case processes.

Ensures proper coordination with appropriate IT and vendor relations teams.

Provides consultation for routine and complex systems development.

Ensures early warning to the business stakeholder executives regarding degraded or missed service levels Coordinates with Operations and Infrastructure teams for deployment and production support activities.

IT Governance

Follows all defined IT standards and processes (i.e. IT Governance, SM&G, Architecture, etc.), and provides input for improvements to the appropriate process owners as needed Maintains a proper balance between business and operational risk

Follows the defined project management standards and processes.

Service Provider Management

Validates that Service Providers develop and manage respective aspects of a project plan, including schedules, deliverables, and appropriate metrics.

Makes short term plans for the team to effectively utilize resources.

Monitors Service Provider outcomes

Reviews estimates of work effort for client project provided by Service Providers for accuracy Facilitates timely resolution of service delivery problems and minimizes the impact to clients.

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

Leadership

Communication – Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.

Leading Through Vision and Values – Keeps the organization’s vision and values at the forefront of employee decision making and action.

Managing Change – Initiates and/or manages the change process and energizes it on an ongoing basis, taking steps to remove barriers or accelerate its pace; serves as role model for how to handle change by maintaining composure and performance level under pressure or when experiencing challenges.

Problem Solving and Decision Making – Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action.

Professional Demeanor – Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values.

Strategy Development – Develops business plans by exploring and systematically evaluating opportunities with the greatest potential for producing positive results; ensures successful preparation and execution of business plans through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.

Managing Execution

Building a Successful Team – Uses an effective interpersonal style to build a cohesive team; inspires and sustains team cohesion and engagement by focusing the team on its mission and importance to the organization.

Strategy Execution – Ensures successful execution across of business plans designed to maximize customer satisfaction, profitability, and market share through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.

Driving for Results – Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively acts and goes beyond what is required.

Building Relationships

Customer Relationships – Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards.

Global Mindset – Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.

Strategic Partnerships – Develops collaborative relationships with fellow employees and business partners by making them feel valued, appreciated, and included; explores partnership opportunities with other people in