Company name
Hilton Worldwide
Location
Memphis, TN, United States
Employment Type
Full-Time
Industry
Engineering, It
Posted on
May 12, 2023
Profile
***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