Senior Software Engineer I [T500-21521]

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.

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