Position Overview

Hyatt is seeking two Senior TypeScript Engineers to join its Global Digital & Technology organization supporting next-generation Sales & Marketing platforms focused on personalized guest engagement and outreach.

These positions are backfills for engineers whose experience was heavily rooted in legacy technology stacks. Hyatt is intentionally moving toward a modern cloud-native architecture built around TypeScript, React, Node.js, AWS Serverless technologies, and Infrastructure-as-Code.

This is not a traditional enterprise Java development role.

The ideal candidate is a product-minded engineer who can design, build, deploy, and support modern cloud-native applications while partnering closely with Product Managers, UX teams, and engineering leadership.

What Hyatt Actually Needs

Hyatt is not looking for a traditional Full Stack Developer.

They are hiring a:

Modern TypeScript Engineer with deep AWS Serverless experience who can build customer-facing applications from concept through production.

The strongest candidates will have spent the last several years building cloud-native applications using:

• TypeScript
• React
• Node.js
• AWS Lambda
• Step Functions
• DynamoDB
• Cognito
• Terraform

This role sits at the intersection of:

Product Engineering + AWS Serverless + TypeScript Development + Cloud Infrastructure

The manager specifically noted these positions are replacing engineers with strong legacy-stack backgrounds and moving toward modern cloud-native engineering practices.

Must-Have Technical Skills

Modern TypeScript Development

• TypeScript
• React
• Node.js
• JavaScript
• HTML/CSS

TypeScript must be a primary skill, not a secondary skill listed behind Java or other legacy technologies.

AWS Serverless Architecture

Additional experience with:

• API Gateway
• EventBridge
• SQS
• S3
• CloudFront

Strong understanding of:

• Event-Driven Architecture
• Serverless Design Patterns
• Cloud-Native Development

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Must have experience with:

• Terraform

Highly desirable:

• Serverless Framework
• AWS CloudFormation

Candidates should be comfortable:

• Building applications
• Deploying applications
• Managing cloud infrastructure

Product Engineering

Candidates must be comfortable:

• Working directly with Product Managers
• Collaborating with UX Designers
• Participating in roadmap discussions
• Owning features end-to-end
• Contributing technical direction

This is not a ticket-taking development role.

Snowflake Exposure

Must have familiarity with:

• Snowflake
• Querying data
• Understanding data pipelines

Expert-level Snowflake experience is not required.

Core Responsibilities

Full Stack Product Development

• Design, develop, and operate cloud-native applications
• Build scalable web applications using React, TypeScript, and Node.js
• Deliver customer-facing solutions supporting personalized guest engagement initiatives
• Own features throughout the full development lifecycle

AWS Cloud Engineering

• Develop and deploy serverless applications
• Design event-driven solutions
• Build APIs and backend services
• Support cloud-native modernization initiatives

Infrastructure & DevOps

• Define infrastructure using Terraform
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Support cloud deployment strategies
• Partner with Operations teams supporting production systems

Product Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Managers and UX Designers
• Participate in roadmap planning
• Influence technical direction
• Leverage analytics and user feedback to improve products

Technical Leadership

• Mentor engineering team members
• Participate in architecture discussions
• Conduct code reviews
• Drive engineering best practices

Required Experience

• Minimum 5 years of software engineering experience
• 7 years is considered the ideal experience level
• Experience building cloud-native applications
• Strong AWS Serverless experience
• Modern React and TypeScript expertise
• Experience working in Agile environments
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Technical Experience

• Terraform
• Serverless Framework
• Snowflake
• Docker
• ECS/Fargate
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Event-Driven Architectures
• Cloud Modernization Initiatives
• Customer-Facing Applications

Ideal Candidate Profile

The strongest candidates will demonstrate:

• 6–10 years of software engineering experience
• React expertise
• TypeScript expertise
• Node.js expertise
• AWS Lambda
• Step Functions
• DynamoDB
• Cognito
• Terraform
• CI/CD experience
• Snowflake familiarity
• Product-focused engineering mindset

Candidates who have recently built customer-facing cloud-native applications using modern AWS serverless technologies will be prioritized.

Candidates Less Likely to Fit

Candidates whose experience is primarily centered around:

• Legacy Java/Spring environments
• .NET ecosystems
• Angular-heavy development
• Python-only backend engineering
• Front-end-only React development
• Infrastructure-only AWS engineering

will likely not align with the direction this team is moving.