Senior Software Engineer — Lead Cloud SaaS Platform (Hybrid)

Choice Hotels International, Inc.; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Choice Hotels International, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, seeks a Senior Software Engineer for SkyTouch Technology to own the technical direction across the full development lifecycle of our cloud-based hotel management SaaS.

You will mentor peers, lead design and delivery of complex features using Java, Python, React, Spring Boot, and RESTful services while driving engineering standards. This individual contributor role is four days onsite in North Scottsdale and not eligible for sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field required, or equivalent experience.
• At least 7 years of experience designing and building enterprise-grade software using Java.
• Proficient in Python, React, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, SQL/PostgreSQL, AWS, CI/CD pipelines, event-driven architectures and monitoring tools.
• Proven track record of leading technical initiatives and mentoring team members.
• Excellent communication skills with a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.
• Demonstrates key competencies including Cultivating Innovation, Ensuring Accountability and Driving Results.

Responsibilities

• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Act as a technical leader and cross-functional collaborator, representing your team in broader engineering discussions.
• Lead system design and implementation of complex features using Java, Python, React, and related technologies.
• Define technical approaches, guide sprint planning and estimation, and ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
• Proactively identify risks, unblock teammates, and drive decision-making - even amid ambiguity.
• Champion developer experience by reducing tech debt and contributing to cross-team engineering standards.
• Lead incident response and postmortems and drive long-term improvements to application health.
• Mentor and support junior developers through code reviews, planning, and hands-on guidance.

Skills

Java

Python

React

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

SQL/PostgreSQL

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Event-driven architectures

Monitoring tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Choice Hotels International, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ, seeks a Senior Software Engineer for SkyTouch Technology to own the technical direction across the full development lifecycle of our cloud-based hotel management SaaS.

You will mentor peers, lead design and delivery of complex features using Java, Python, React, Spring Boot, and RESTful services while driving engineering standards. This individual contributor role is four days onsite in North Scottsdale and not eligible for sponsorship.