Software Engineer 2 - Digital Experience
Choice Hotels International
About the role
** This role is not eligible for sponsorship AND is four days onsite hybrid at our N. Scottsdale office **
Choice Hotels, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has an exciting new opportunity as our Software Engineer 2 in the Digital Experience domain. The Digital Experience domain is the team that aims to build and operate best-in-class hospitality digital products which enables elegant experiences for our guests wherever their journey takes them. As a key member of our domain, you enhance and support Choicehotels.com in a fast-paced environment.
Are you passionate about digital technology & striving to make everything you touch better? If so, we invite you to apply today for our Software Engineer 2 role today and #MakeItYourChoice.
Your Responsibilities
Design, write, and maintain software to improve the security, availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of choicehotels.com and related services, incorporating cloud and open-source tools when available and writing software of your own when nothing else fits the bill.
Develop and deploy automated solutions to secure cloud development processes.
Engage in service capacity planning and demand forecasting, anticipating performance bottlenecks and provisioning capacity, as necessary.
Participate in software performance analysis and system tuning.
Monitoring and alerting for various components across our infrastructure.
Participate in rotating on-call duties, including after-hours/weekends on occasion.
Consistently delivers software on-time and is constantly working to make accurate estimates and deliver those estimates.
Takes initiative to identify and solve important problems, coordinating with others on cross-cutting technical issues.
Identifies and proactively refactors technical debt before it grows into debt that requires significant work to resolve.
Keeps up on industry trends and current technological standards, languages, coding techniques, utilities, and operational considerations.
Able to enjoy and have fun in an exciting technology-driven software development culture!
Your Experience, Skills & Competencies
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related discipline.
Minimum of 2 years of progressive experience in software development, including previous experience in the development of highly transactional, mission critical websites, integrated with large-scale enterprise systems.
Knowledge of agile software development methodologies, Service Oriented Architecture, and object-oriented programming methodologies.
Proficient in software development best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Solid developer within the following technologies:
Java (3+ years)
Spring MVC, Spring Boot, JMS
Web service protocols, such as SOAP or REST
Cloud / AWS
Knowledge of network, routing, and web related protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS)
Experienced in secure coding practices
Have a clear understanding of encryption/decryption methods, authentication, and common IP/application attacks.
Good understanding of information security principles and best practices.
Experienced in identifying and resolving security issues such as SQLi, XSS, CSRF, and business logic flaws across large code bases
Other Preferred Experience
React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML, XSL
Familiarity with the OWASP Top Ten and CWE Top 25
RDBMS, SQL, NoSQL
Web analytics tools (Omniture, App Dynamics, Google Analytics)
Familiarity with build and CI tools such as Maven, Gradle, Jenkins and Sonar
Knowledge of Akamai CDN and Bot Manager
Exceptional analytical skills.
Exceptional verbal, written and listening communication skills.
Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, influencing, prioritization and decision-making skills
Your Team
This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Sr. Manager – Software Engineering, Digital Experience. You will work as part of the Digital Experience API team and collaborate with cross functional departments on a regular basis.
Choice prioritizes our associate wellbeing by offering a comprehensive benefits program that is both competitive and flexible to help you achieve your wellbeing goals - here are just a few:
Competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
Leave and paid time-off for holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious observance
Financial benefits for retirement and health savings
Employee recognition programs
Discounts at Choice hotels worldwide
About Choice
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With 7,500 hotels in 45+ countries and territories, we offer a range of high-quality lodging options in the upper upscale, upper midscale, midscale, extended stay, and economy segments. We’re the hotel company for those who choose to bet on themselves — the striver, the dreamer, the entrepreneur — because that’s who we are, too.
At Choice, we are united by the simple belief that tomorrow will be even better than today — for associates, our company, and our franchisees. At our worldwide corporate headquarters in North Bethesda, Maryland, at our technology center in Scottsdale, Arizona, and through our associates around the globe, every voice is heard and every idea is listened to, no matter what area of the company they come from. We are united in supporting the entrepreneurial dreams of our thousands of franchise owners, which propels us forward — giving our work at Choice a purpose larger than our business.
Our corporate office locations:
North Bethesda, MD — Located at Pike & Rose, our worldwide headquarters is less than 15 miles from Washington, D.C., one block away from the North Bethesda Metro station, with easy access to I-495, complimentary parking, electronic charging stations, restaurants and retail.
Scottsdale, AZ — Located at the northwest corner of Loop 101, the Scottsdale office is home to our technology, eCommerce and customer service organizations, with easy access to complimentary parking, electronic charging stations, restaurants and retail.
Minneapolis, MN — Select roles are based in our Minneapolis office on Highway 394, near the intersection with Highway 100, only five minutes from downtown.
Field/Remote — Select roles designated as field/remote will require associates to work from a home office, connecting virtually with Choice team members and leadership on Zoom, with possible required travel depending on the role.
Choice’s Cultural Values
Welcome and Respect Everyone | Be Bold | Be Quick | Listen | Be Curious | Show Integrity
Choice’s Leadership Principles
Act with Intention | Lead with Authenticity | Grow & Deliver
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain software for choicehotels.com and related services.
- Develop and deploy automated solutions to secure cloud development processes.
- Plan service capacity, forecast demand, and address performance bottlenecks.
- Analyze software performance, tune systems, and monitor infrastructure with alerts.
- Participate in rotating on-call duties, including occasional after-hours and weekends.
- Identify important technical problems, coordinate across teams, and proactively address technical debt.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related discipline.
- At least 2 years of software development experience, including work on highly transactional, mission-critical websites integrated with enterprise systems.
- At least 3 years of Java experience, with knowledge of Spring MVC, Spring Boot, and JMS.
- Knowledge of agile development, service-oriented architecture, and object-oriented programming.
- Experience with software development best practices, testing, source control, build processes, and operations.
- Knowledge of REST or SOAP services, AWS, and network and web protocols.
- Experience with secure coding, encryption, authentication, and identifying application security vulnerabilities.
- Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious-observance leave
- Retirement and health savings benefits
- Employee recognition programs
- Discounts at Choice hotels worldwide
Skills mentioned
About Choice Hotels International
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. The challenger in upscale and a leader in midscale and extended stay, Choice® has nearly 7,500 hotels, representing more than 630,000 rooms, in 45 countries and territories. A diverse portfolio of 22 brands that range from full-service upper upscale properties to midscale, extended stay, and economy enables Choice® to meet travelers' needs in more places and for more occasions while driving more value for franchise owners and shareholders. The award-winning Choice Privileges® rewards program and co-brand credit card options provide members with a fast and easy way to earn reward nights and personalized perks. For more information, visit www.choicehotels.com. At our worldwide corporate headquarters in the Washington metropolitan area (North Bethesda, MD), our IT center in Scottsdale, AZ, and Minneapolis, MN, and through our associates across the globe, we keep those hotels humming by serving as a champion for our franchisees. When you #MakeItYourChoice, you will have the environment, the tools, and the momentum to drive your career and organizational success.
H-1B sponsorship history
Historical employer filing data was found for Choice Hotels International. The employer record includes 239 historical certified applications. This is employer-level history, not a guarantee that this role currently offers sponsorship.