Senior Software Engineer I [T500-21315]

About Us :

Marriott International Inc. , headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, was founded in May 1927 by J. Willard Marriott and Alice S. Marriott with a modest nine-seat A&W root beer stand. Guided by the family's leadership and core principles, Marriott International today has grown into a global hospitality giant, operating approximately 9,000 properties and over 30 leading brands in more than 140 countries and territories.

From such humble beginnings to becoming the world’s largest hotel company, Marriott International has never stopped searching for inventive ways to serve its customers, provide opportunities for its associates, and grow their business. At Marriott Tech Accelerator center (MTA), Hyderabad, India, Marriott is exploring the world we live in and all its possibilities. At Marriott Tech Accelerator, we are a team of passionate engineering minds dedicated to creating and building cutting-edge solutions that streamline operations and elevate guest experiences.

Marriott Tech Accelerator center is fully owned and operated by ANSR. All associates at Marriott Tech Accelerator will be ANSR employees, delivering services exclusively to ANSR's client, Marriott International.

Role Title : Senior Software Engineer I

Position Summary :

The GraphQL API team at Marriott believes they can improve the digital experience ofmillions of guests around the globe. They also believe they can improve the engineering experience for their team and other Marriott associates. We believe we can do that by challenging the status quo to find the best ways possible to deliver and enjoy a digital experience. We are seeking a highly engaged and motivated JavaScript Engineer who is passionate about continuously improving their skills and learning new technologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong JavaScript / TypeScript background and possess exceptional

communication skills. In this role you will function as a technical expert and lead engineer within the GraphQL team. You will perform research, analysis, design and development on an emerging GraphQL API platform. You will be responsible for interacting with consuming digital teams (web, mobile etc.) as well as domain API teams. This role acts as a bridge between the two and requires strong communication skills

To be successful in this role the person will have to be able to shuffle and prioritize multiple initiatives. It is common that you will be engaging with multiple teams from different areas and providing technical solutions to the challenges they bring to the table

Job Responsibilities :

Technical Leadership :

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

Ability to work liaising with multiple teams to steer projects from inception to successful

delivery

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 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 Application Delivery 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

Ability to assess when risks need to be escalated to right channels.

Follows the defined project management standards and processes

Skill and Experience :

Self-motivated and results-driven, with a passion for learning and growth

Strong verbal and written communication skills

JavaScript and TypeScript as your primary development language

Experience with modern front-end or back-end web technologies and frameworks.

Proven track record of working with scalable, high-quality web applications

Understanding of performance related concerns, where issues can arise and how to

solve for them.

Strong understanding of data structures and software design patterns

Deep understanding of the difference in capabilities (such as orchestration, filtering,

sorting etc) that GraphQL provides over REST

Knowledge of when to best apply those capabilities

2+ years working with GraphQL

4-6 years’ contributing to large scale API projects

5+ years’ technical delivery ownership of JavaScript projects

A desire to create great GraphQL Schema

AWS Solutions Architect or Developer certification

Ability / understanding on how to use containerization (Docker) for node.js apps

Technical writing experience

Communication & business / product management experience

Education and Certifications :

AWS Solutions Architect or Developer certification

Work location : Hyderabad, India

Work mode : Hybrid