FLEX Senior Software Engineer

Job Number 24180354

Job Category Information Technology

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

Schedule Full-Time

Located Remotely? N

Relocation? N

Position Type Management

This is a temporary position.

We are seeking an outstanding engineering talent with the experience to lead the design, solutioning and delivery of large-scale enterprise Cloud-Native applications. The candidate should be product focused and deeply passionate about solving complex problems.

Candidate must have the ability to communicate upward to superiors and laterally to other departments, keeping the organization at large in sync and making sure that their team continues to deliver results. Demonstrated the ability to monitor multiple projects to successful completion, maintaining scope within the time and budget constraints. Capable of creating solutions that serve the business needs by leveraging leading edge technologies in an innovative and impactful manner.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required:.

• 10 years’ experience in Software Architecture, Design & Development.

• 4 years’ experience in leading Software Dev teams and implementing enterprise application packages in distributed environments

• Undergraduate degree, equivalent experience, or certification

• Experience with Java 17, Spring Boot3, Kafka, AWS EKS, MongoDB, Redis

• In-depth knowledge of Integration patterns and architectures

• Clean Code & SOLID Principles

• Experience with technologies – Java, NoSQL, Spring boot, WebFlux, Kafka, Docker & K8s

• Experience & understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, logging, metrics, monitoring, tracing

• Experience with Jira and Confluence

• Experience performing Functional Tests with tools like Postman.

• Experience with REST API’s, Java Microservices, Spring Boot, Unit Tests & BDD

• Strong understanding of API platforms, back-end services, database and networking components of full stack infrastructure

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Preferred:

• Experience with defining API gateway roadmap and with automated API provisioning.

• Experience with Java 21, Virtual Threads, Spring Boot3x, Kafka, AWS EKS, MongoDB, Redis, GraalVM

• Deep understanding of Domain-Driven Design, Cloud-Native Design Patterns, Microservices Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture, Reactive Systems, Actors, Service Orchestration and Choreography

• Experience & understanding of DevOps, GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, logging, metrics, monitoring, tracing, OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes Patterns, Istio Service Mesh & OPA

• Demonstrated success leading medium- to large-scale initiatives/transformations.

• Proven management experience in strategic planning and budgeting within one or more business groups

• Proven knowledge of SDLC

• Proven knowledge of Agile methodology; preferably SAFe

• Experience with Actor frameworks & GraphQL

• Active contributions to OSS projects

• Relevant technology certifications

• Experience in full stack development

• Proven ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

• Demonstrated ability to assess customer/client needs, creatively approach solutions, decide and influence appropriate courses of action

• Ability to understand and communicate the lifecycle of technologies and applications and to translate into business strategies for the client organizations.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas in easy to understand business terms

• Ability to bridge the gap between technology and business

• Self-driven, curious and a fast-learner, and able to work in a fast-paced environment launching new consumer products to market

• Possess strong problem-solving skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks

• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate between technical and business teams

• Relevant experience in systems integration and development, package analysis and implementation

• Excellent collaborator, working in fully agile product or software delivery teams regionally

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as presentation skills

• Working in a Product-based model and building strong partnerships with Product owners by providing innovative technology solutions to complex business problems

• Ability to communicate complex technology solutions to both Product owners in a business-friendly manner and to Enterprise Architects in most technical detail

• Excellent knowledge of working with dynamic data using services (e.g., JSON, XML, REST APIs etc)

• Experience & expertise with microservices architectures, Service Mesh (e.g. Istio), Service discovery, rate limiting, config management etc.

• Experience/ understanding of GraphQL

• Strong experience and knowledge of what it takes to operate a production platform

• Experience with public cloud platforms and designing cloud native solutions (e.g. AWS, Azure)

• Experience with Automation testing, Performance Engineering, CI/CD, Release Management processes and Application Deployments.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Managing Application Development Standards, Processes, and Tools

• Facilitates compliance with the standard set of application development tools and processes that will drive consistency and predictability throughout the SDLC for all client groups including:

o SDLC standard tools and processes for both waterfall and agile development

o Estimating standard tools and processes, incorporating flexibility for small and large projects

o Deployment standard tools and processes

• Monitors projects for adherence to defined application development processes.

The hourly pay range for this position is $64.51 to 91.44. Marriott offers a bonus program, comprehensive health care benefits, 401(k) plan with up to 5% company match, employee stock purchase plan at 15% discount, accrued paid time off (including sick leave where applicable), life insurance, group disability insurance, travel discounts, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, health savings account (except for positions based out of or performed in Hawaii), flexible spending accounts, tuition assistance, pre-tax commuter benefits, and other life and work wellness benefits. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.

The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Marriott reserves the right to modify compensation and benefits at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.

Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. Be where you can do your best work,​ begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global​ team, and become the best version of you.