Director, IT Application Development

    • Marriott International
  • Bethesda, MD
  • Posted 53 days ago | Updated 11 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Full Time

Skills

Test-driven development
Application development
Software engineering
Information Technology
Performance tuning
Amazon S3
Revenue management
Systems analysis/design
Software development
Programming languages
Performance engineering
Software design
Data engineering
Performance monitoring
Computer science
Cloud computing
Big data
Solution architecture
Agile
IT management
Web applications
Automated testing
Pair programming
continuous integration and development
Production support
Decision-making
Problem solving
Optimization
Pricing
Management
Apache Spark
Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Java
Microservices
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
Couchbase
Amazon Web Services
Transformation
Leadership
Research
FOCUS
Metrics
Scala
NoSQL
Data
Streaming
KPI
RDBMS
Kubernetes
Software performance management
DevOps
Git
JIRA
Jenkins
Balanced scorecard
Operations
Microsoft Azure
Continuous integration
Continuous delivery
Design
Lean methodology
Scalability
Organized
Software deployment
Communication
Recruiting
SAP BASIS
Law

Job Details

Additional Information Director, Software Engineering - Revenue Optimization and Pricing
Job Number 24032011
Job Category Information Technology
Location Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States VIEW ON MAP
Schedule Full-Time
Located Remotely? N
Relocation? N
Position Type Management
JOB SUMMARY

Looking for an engineering leader with experience in delivering high performing, enterprise scale applications by employing a strategic approach to performance optimization from the initial stages of development for cloud-based technology and framework including Spark(EMR), Java/Microservice(EKS), Kafka, PostgreSQL(Aurora), Couchbase, DocumentDB, S3 in AWS. The candidate will be responsible for a global award-winning Revenue Management system transformation and modernization and work closely with the Product team to create solution that serve business leveraging current and leading-edge technologies in an innovative and impactful manner. Help drive and adopt Agile development methodologies and technologies. Performs research, analysis, design, creation, and implementation of applications to meet current and future user requirements. Defines and creates the next generation of solutions to drive Marriott value.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required:
10+ years of experience in delivering applications & software development with expert level expertise in multiple programming languages and methodologies
5+ years of experience in designing and implementing high-performance and scalable applications
3+ years of experience in developing applications using Cloud native solutions (AWS)
Must have solid working knowledge of full stack solution and be able to lead IT projects, working closely with business and other stakeholders
Proven experience in performance engineering with a focus on high-performing application design
Strong expertise in analyzing various performance metrics and proactively integrating optimization measures into the application design from the outset
Proficiency in performance-related for technologies such as Java/Scala, Spark, Kafka, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, Microservices, Batch, Micro-Batch and Data Streaming Architecture
Understanding of various performance metrics and KPIs for RDBMS, NoSQL, Kubernetes and Spark Data Engineering Engine
Knowledge of performance monitoring tools and APM (Application Performance Monitoring) solutions
Experience with DevOps tools such as Git, JIRA, Jenkins
BSC Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience

Preferred:
Experience in travel or lodging applications, services, or operations
Technology certifications in Cloud solutions (AWS/Azure) and Big Data
Enterprise or solution architecture experience
Experience in Agile methodology, DevOps, in building CI/CD pipeline

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Technical Leadership
Ability to work closely with architects, engineers, as well as product and business owners to evolve architectures and design technical solutions
Release high-quality code early and often using lean and agile technical practices and processes
Work with a lean-agile team(s) to develop scalable and robust Scala-based systems and web applications
Take technical leadership of software development on a small team
Experience with distributed systems and solving availability, scalability and consistency problems in them
Skillful at interacting and working with people in a leadership role; working with a self-organized lean and agile team to mitigate key project technical risks, managing effort, and ensuring quality
Dedicated to producing quality code and dedicated to best practices such as automated testing, code reviews, pair programming, test driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment
Passionate about enabling others to adopt new technologies
Coordinates with Operations and Infrastructure Delivery teams for deployment and production support activities

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Leadership & Management Skills:
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.
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.
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.

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.

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