Senior Associate Software Engineer

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***This role can be located in McLean, VA, Dallas, TX, Memphis, TN, or be Remote***

From smartphone capabilities like Digital Key to Hilton Connected Room that allow for integrated entertainment, temperature, and lighting controls, Hilton’s Global Technology team is responsible for creating the hospitality experience of the future – for our guests, owners, and Team Members. Through innovative technology development and deployment, this team ensures Hilton has the technology needed to support our continued global growth while remaining at the forefront of hospitality technology innovation.

What will I be doing?

The Senior Associate Software Engineer will work as part of a team to design, develop, and manage content-driven features across Hilton’s digital customer journey applications. This position will be expected to work within an agile framework and will be responsible for providing support to the team lead in the technical design and development of targeted features and functions required allowing Hilton to maintain its position as a leader in hospitality.

More specifically, you will:

Design, develop, configure, customize, and maintain the Content Management System for Hilton's mobile and web mediums, including the following tasks: code reviews, writing unit tests, bug fixes, build plans, understanding/communicate downstream service dependencies, and other supportive functions within the technical stack as needed

Collaborate with the development and architecture teams on targeted features and functions and offer technical guidance to implement solutions that meet business goals

Gain a strong working knowledge of the various applications that are part of Hilton's content ecosystem (The Exchange, Cloudinary, Service Now, etc.)

Provide support to the team lead in the creation of diagrams, workflows, and any other artifacts necessary to clearly convey the intended design for new, more complex features

Establish solid partnerships within the IT organization to ensure functional alignment and a clear understanding of feature requests

Help fill gaps throughout the development cycle to ensure we meet delivery expectations

Build capabilities on the technology stack and build efficiencies to increase the velocity of the team

Follow the defined agile methodology delivering industry-leading web, and mobile enabling solutions with best-in-class quality and performance

What are we looking for?

We believe the success in this role will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:

Advanced knowledge in Enterprise Content Management systems

Seasoned understanding of the business and industry environment

Demonstrates exceptional initiative, creativity, and innovation skills

Independently applies a variety of complex methods/skills with significant autonomy

Develops novel, customized solutions

Introduces innovative concepts to develop back-end solutions

Identifies ways to increase effectiveness of onboarding

Works within other groups to develop methods for integrating their work into the project

Researches, shares, and implements new technologies to evolve the back-end stack and increase performance

Identifies and communicates process/organizational improvements to increase overall organization effectiveness

Deep technical problem-solving and debugging skills and the ability to balance competing demands

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively with diverse teams in diverse locations

To fulfill this role successfully, you should demonstrate the following minimum qualifications:

Three (3) years of professional experience within Technology or a related field

Two (2) years of proven development experience working with at least one Java-based Content Management System (BloomReach Experience Manager, OpenText TeamSite, Adobe Experience Manager, etc.)

Two (2) years of demonstrated experience with Data Modeling, Configuration, and Customization of a Content Management System

Two (2) years of demonstrated experience in Java/J2EE development

Strong working knowledge of Atlassian Stack, Docker, Bamboo, and using Git as version control with a team

It would be helpful in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

Bachelor’s Degree, or Associate’s Degree plus 6 years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED plus 12 years of Technology related experience

Five (5) years of professional experience within Technology or a related field

Prior working knowledge of BloomReach Experience Manager and/or CMS Developer certification

Working knowledge that supports Content as a Service (headless CMS)

Developed solutions for Enterprise Content Management systems built on the JCR APIs

Experience developing large-scale web applications using Java, microservices, and multi-threaded programming and has a good understanding of web design patterns

Knowledge about front-end UI frameworks such as React, Angular, etc.

Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases (Couchbase, MongoDB)

Experience with Messaging architectures (Kafka, Redis, etc.)

Demonstrated experience in building RESTful APIs and understanding of REST principles

What is it like working for Hilton?

The future of hospitality is bright at Hilton (https://www.hilton.com/en/): a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands (https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en/brands) . Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture, and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces.

We support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members, so they can Thrive, thanks to innovative programs and benefits (https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en/benefits) such as workplace flexibility, career growth and development, and our Go Hilton travel discount program. Hilton prioritizes understanding and integrating our Team Members’ unique perspectives and voices—along with those of our Guests, Owners, Suppliers, and Partners—to cultivate a diverse and inclusive (https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en/diversity-home2) environment for all. Check out the Hilton Careers blog (https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en/blog) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hiltoncareers/) to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We will ensure that qualified individuals with protected disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions of their role, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Hilton offers its eligible team members a comprehensive benefits package including medical and prescription drug coverage, dental coverage, vision coverage, life insurance, short-and long-term disability insurance, access to our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) where you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount, a 401(k) savings plan, 20 days of paid time off accruing over your first year of employment and increasing up to 25 days after completing one year of full employment, up to 12 weeks of parental leave for birth parents and 4 weeks for non-birth parents, 10 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays throughout the year, up to 5 bereavement days, flexible spending accounts, a health savings account, an employee assistance program, travel insurance, a legal services program, an educational assistance program, adoption assistance, a backup childcare program, pre-tax commuter benefit and our travel discount. The annual salary range for this role is $85,000-$120,000 and is determined based on applicable and specialized experience and location.Subject to plan terms and conditions, you will be eligible to participate in the Hilton Annual Incentive (Bonus) Plan, consistent with other team members at the same level and/or position within the Company.#LI-REMOTE

Job: Software Engineering

Title: Senior Associate Software Engineer

Location: null

Requisition ID: COR013ND

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Company info

Hilton Worldwide
Website : http://www.hiltonworldwide.com