Senior Software Engineer II [T500-21322]

About Marrio

Marriott Tech Accelerator is part of Marriott International, a global leader in hospitality. Marriott International, Inc. is a leading American multinational company that operates a vast array of lodging brands, including hotels and residential properties. It consists of over 30 well-known brands and nearly 8,900 properties situated in 141 countries and territories.

Job Description : Role Title :

Senior Software Engineer II

Position Summary :

If you’re looking to build leading technology that enables the future of global travel while transforming your career – step out of the status quo and join Global Technology at Marriott International. 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 especially in the area of search. 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 DevSecOps 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

Job Responsibilities :

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 Demeanour - Exhibits behavioural 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 takes action 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 and outside the organization; influences and leverages corporate and continental shared services and / or discipline leaders (e.g., HR, Sales & Marketing, Finance, Revenue Management) to achieve objectives; maintains effective external relations with government, business and industry in respective countries; performs effectively as a liaison between locations, disciplines, and corporate to ensure needed resources are received and corporate strategies are understood and executed. Learning and Applying Professional Expertise :

Continuous Learning - Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities; uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application.

Technical Acumen - Understanding and utilizing professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges

• Technical Intelligence : Knowledge and ability to define and apply appropriate technology to enhance business process

Development Methodologies :

Knowledge of general stages of SDLC framework and the application tiers within the development space.

Information Security : Knowledge of the security considerations relevant within the development space, including industry best practices related to information security

Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges.

Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities.

Basic Computer Skills - Using basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.).

Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues.

Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Capability to articulate and defend for complex design proposals effectively to key stakeholders. Skill and Experience :

6-8 years’ experience in Java / J2EE, AWS / GCP / Azure, Spring Boot, MongoDB / Document DB, Elastic ache, Kafka, EKS / Other Kubernetes services, CI / CD, (Jenkins / Harness), and Distributed Architecture.

6-8 years’ experience in Defining, creating, and supporting enterprise-scale cloud solutions in an agile development environment

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

Experience with SAGA orchestration and choreography architecture pattern implementations.

Working experience with Reactive programming.

Working experience with feature flags.

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

Working knowledge in API platforms, back-end services and databases of full stack Infrastructure

GraphQL and API security experience is a major plus.

Prior work experience on eCommerce platforms and systems leveraging MACH architecture

Certification in AWS / Azure / GCP certification is highly desirable.

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

Working knowledge of Kubernetes (k8s) and event driven architecture (using 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.

Mentorship of junior team members with a focus on growth and technical competency.

Leading teams on multiple, concurrent initiatives in a geographically distributed structure.

Education and Certifications :

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience / certification

Certification in AWS / Azure / GCP certification is highly desirable.