FLEX Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

This is a temporary position.

JOB SUMMARY

Join Our Android Platform Team as a Mobile Senior Software Engineer - Shape the Future of the Marriott Bonvoy App!

Are you ready to make a real impact with your code? As a key technical contributor on our Android Platform Team, you'll play a pivotal role in advancing the Marriott Bonvoy app, driving innovation and excellence across our feature teams.

You'll collaborate with top-tier talent-including Principal Engineers, Engineering Directors, Solution Architects, Product Leads, UX Designers, QA Engineers and more - to deliver high-impact solutions that matter. Your work will directly support our strategic goals, blending hands-on development with technical advisory responsibilities.

In this role, you'll collaborate with Product Owners and serve as a part of technical workgroups, acting as a go-to expert for complex, non-routine challenges. You'll dive into research, design, and implementation of cutting-edge capabilities that meet both current and future developer and user needs.

Define and build the next evolution of mobile solutions that elevate the Marriott experience. You'll oversee various mini-projects, ensuring they're delivered on time and within scope -while leveraging the latest technologies in innovative and meaningful ways.

If you're passionate about crafting elegant code, solving real-world problems, and working in a dynamic, collaborative environment, we'd love to meet you.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required:

6+ years' experience in software development with expert level expertise in multiple programming languages and methodologies

5+ years hands-on experience with Android native application development languages, frameworks and tools (e.g., Kotlin, Java)

Demonstrated expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable applications using Kotlin and Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) to deliver cross-platform solutions efficiently

Technology leadership experience in a feature team

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

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience/certification

Preferred:

Experience developing apps for large, critical user bases

Experience contributing to the development and maintenance of SDKs and libraries, focusing on usability and reliability for client applications

Proficient understanding of Android Architecture components (Jetpack Compose, Data Binding, etc.)

Strong architectural mindset and experience working with MVVM/MVI design patterns

Expertise in multithreading techniques and hands on experience with Coroutines or RxJava.

Solid understanding of caching mechanisms, data management and storage solutions (Room, SQLite, etc.)

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

Experience with unit testing and Android testing frameworks such as Espresso

Experience with Data Modeling, Networking, and Push Notification frameworks

Experience with Android Wear technologies

Experience in Agile software methodologies such as Scrum or SAFe

Experience with DevOps tools such as Git, JIRA, Jenkins, Dynatrace

Active contributions to OSS projects

Relevant technology certifications

Experience with 3rd Party SDK integrations such as Google Maps and other open source libraries

Experience packaging and publishing applications on Google Play

Experience with Android analytics, crash reporting, testing and other peripheral frameworks

Understanding of latest trends in mobile and web technologies

Demonstrated understanding of mobile industry trends, development products and environments as well as best practices for mobile application design and development

Demonstrated ability to anticipate future software engineering opportunities

Ability to accomplish results through others, particularly by establishing relationships, effective controls and leading in a managed service environment

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Technical Leadership

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

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 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.

Generating Talent and Organizational Capability

Developing Others - Supports the development of other's skills and capabilities so that they can fulfill current or future job/role responsibilities more effectively.

Organizational Capability - Evaluates and adapts the structure of assignments and work processes to best fit the needs and/or support the goals of an organizational unit.

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

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

o Development Methodologies: Knowledge of general stages of SDLC framework and the application tiers within the development space.

o 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.

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

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

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

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

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

The pay range for this position is $47.30 to $84.09 per hour.

Washington Applicants Only: Employees will accrue 0.0334 PTO balance for every hour worked and eligible to receive minimum of 9 holidays annually.

FLEX opportunities offer coverage for medical, dental, vision, health care flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, life insurance, disability insurance, accident insurance, adoption expense reimbursements, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan, stock purchase plan, discounts at Marriott properties, commuter benefits, employee assistance plan, and childcare discounts. Benefits are subject to terms and conditions, which may include rules regarding eligibility, enrollment, waiting period, contribution, benefit limits, election changes, benefit exclusions, and others.

Marriott HQ is committed to a hybrid work environment that enables associates to Be connected. Headquarters-based positions are considered hybrid, for candidates within a commuting distance to Bethesda, MD; candidates outside of commuting distance to Bethesda, MD will be considered for Remote positions.

The application deadline for this position is 14 days after the date of this posting, August 22, 2025.

At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated. Our greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law.

About the Team

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