Agile Programming Methodologies, Apache Kafka, Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Atlassian JIRA, CSS (Cascading Style Sheet), Code Reviews, Content Delivery/Distribution, Content Development, Content Management Systems (CMS), Debugging Skills, Delivery Management, Design Patterns Programming Methodologies, Docker, Git, HTML (HyperText Markup Language), Hospitality and Tourism, Identify Issues, Integration Testing, Internet Application, Java, Leading Edge Technology, Microservices, MongoDB, Multithreaded Programming, NoSQL, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Problem Solving Skills, Programming Tools, Quality Engineering, Quality Management, REST (Representational State Transfer), React.js, Redis, Secondary School, Software Engineering, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Standup Meetings, Test Automation, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Suite, Unit Test, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Web Design, Willing to Travel
Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You
This role is based at one of our corporate offices in Memphis, TN, McLean, VA, or Dallas, TX
This is your chance to be a part of an in-house Technology team that''s creating consumer-facing, cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing the hospitality industry around the world! As a Senior Software Engineer, you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the Software Engineering Team reporting to the Senior Manager Software Engineering Content, you will support projects including Hilton.com and several customer-facing applications.
What you''ll do during a typical day:
- Develop and deliver content-driven features for Hilton''s websites, including feature development, code review, writing unit tests and bug fixes.
- Customize and extend the built‑in capabilities of the Content Management System.
- Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues promptly.
- Optimize application performance, scalability, and security.
- Operate within the established Agile framework to provide industry‑leading front‑end web solutions with quality and performance.
How you''ll collaborate with others:
- Collaborate with architects, product owners, delivery managers, quality engineers, designers, and other developers to design and implement the Hilton web application experience.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including grooming sessions, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and code reviews.
Deliverables you''ll take ownership of:
- Deliver high‑quality, maintainable, and thoroughly documented code enhancements, along with meaningful contributions to reusable code libraries.
- Create and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and automated test suites.
- Ensure that applications satisfy established performance, security, and reliability standards.
What It Takes to Make the Stay
You have these minimum qualifications:
- Three (3) years of professional work experience in Technology or related field
- Three (3) years of experience developing large-scale web applications using Java, microservices, multi-threaded programming with an understanding of web design patterns
- Experience NoSQL databases (Couchbase, MongoDB), messaging architectures (Kafka, Redis, etc.), and front-end UI frameworks such as React, HTML, and CSS
- Knowledge of Atlassian tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence), Docker, and using Git as version control with a team
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools to improve efficiency and quality
- This is a hybrid role and would require to be near one of our three US office locations (McLean, Dallas, or Memphis)
- Travel up to 10%
It would be useful if you have:
- Bachelor''s Degree, or associate''s degree plus 5+ years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED plus 12+ years of Technology related experience
- Five (5) + years of work experience in Technology or a related field
- Content Management System professional certifications
- Experience building RESTful APIs and understanding of REST principles
Join an Award-Winning Workplace Culture
At Hilton, we don't just deliver exceptional experiences for our guests-we build an exceptional workplace for the Team Members who make it all possible. As a global leader in hospitality, we've welcomed more than 3 billion guests worldwide, all while staying true to our founding vision: to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality.
Our award-winning culture has earned us repeated recognition on the World's Best Workplaces list by Great Place to Work and Fortune. With our suite of world-class brands, and a company-wide commitment to providing the best stay for every guest, we're setting new standards for the future of travel.
Whether you're starting your career or exploring something new, Hilton supports your journey every step of the way. Come for the job, stay for the career-and help us make every stay a little more magical.
Curious about life at Hilton? Explore our Careers Blog to see why we're more than a great place to stay-we're a great place to work.