Software Engineer II, Data Platform (Cloud)

Choice Hotels International; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Choice Hotels International’s SkyTouch Technology division is seeking a Software Engineer 2 – Data Team to drive scalable data architectures and trusted data for enterprise-wide impact.

You will be hands-on with AWS data lake tech, collaborating with Product and AIDLC teams, mentoring junior engineers, and helping shape standards for performance, resilience, and reliability across the data platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience with AWS/GCP/Azure data lake technologies, preferably AWS.
• Knowledge of one or more technologies such as Python, SQL, Java, Web Services, scripting languages.
• Hands-on experience in one or more data technologies: Analytics, ETL, ELT, and Data Modeling.
• Knowledge of AWS data lake technologies such as Glue, Kinesis, Lambda as well as open-source technologies such as Spark, Kafka and Airflow is a plus.
• Knowledge of business intelligence applications and data warehouses.
• Knowledge of Version control systems, such as Git.
• Use of collaboration tools such as Atlassian Tools, DevOps.
• Knowledge of AIDLC or Agile development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Hands on software development with an emphasis on analyzing business and technical problems to deliver high-quality system software components.
• Actively participates within Product and AIDLC teams to design, develop (write code), test and deploy software.
• Drives adoption of best practices and guidelines for technical excellence, including relevant certifications, and continuous improvement in resilience, quality, scalability and performance within the engineering staff.
• Ensures the creation of robust and reusable software components and extensible component interfaces during the technical specification process.
• Ensures cross team collaboration on design to ensure dependencies are identified.
• Actively embrace change and adapt to new technologies quickly.
• Provides coaching and mentorship to junior software engineers.

Skills

AWS/GCP/Azure Data Lakes

Python

SQL

Java

Web Services

Scripting Languages

Data Analytics

ETL/ELT

Data Modeling

BI & Data Warehouses

Agile/AIDLC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IS/Engineering

Tools

Git

Spark

Kafka

Airflow

AWS Glue

Kinesis

Lambda

Jenkins

Atlassian Tools

DevOps

Job description

Choice Hotels International’s SkyTouch Technology division is seeking a Software Engineer 2 – Data Team to drive scalable data architectures and trusted data for enterprise-wide impact.

You will be hands-on with AWS data lake tech, collaborating with Product and AIDLC teams, mentoring junior engineers, and helping shape standards for performance, resilience, and reliability across the data platform.