***This role is based at one of our corporate offices in Memphis, TN, or Dallas, TX***

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You

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 Lead Software Engineer API, you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the Core+ Software Engineering team reporting to the Director of Software Engineering, you will support projects for Hilton's mobile and web channels utilizing microservices based architecture.

What you'll do during a typical day:

• Architect, design and develop microservices using JavaScript technologies such as Node JS, Nest JS and TypeScript.
• Develop GraphQL schemas, resolvers, and data models to expose application data to clients.
• Integrate the backend APIs with underlying data sources and business logic.
• Write clean, concise, and maintainable code that is stable and thoroughly unit tested.
• Advocate for standard methodologies in design patterns, architectural principles, and coding standards.
• Conduct detailed code reviews to maintain code quality and ensure understanding of architectural guidelines.
• Stay current on technology trends and innovations and share knowledge and insights with the team.

How you'll collaborate with others:

• Partner with architects, product owners, delivery managers, quality engineers, designers, and other developers to translate needs into well-engineered solutions.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including grooming sessions, daily stand-ups and retrospectives.
• Mentor new team members and contribute to a supportive, inclusive team environment.

Deliverables you'll take ownership of:

• Support backend API capabilities that enable new features and enhancements across the shopping and booking experience for both personal and business travelers.
• Contribute to projects that elevate the guest experience through personalization and digital innovation.

What It Takes to Make the Stay

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of professional work experience in Technology or a related field
• Seven (7) years of experience working with Node.js and TypeScript
• Four (4) years of experience building GraphQL APIs with Nest.js
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools to enhance efficiency and code quality
• This is a hybrid role and would require to be near our Dallas or Memphis office location
• Travel up to 10%

It would be useful if you have:

• 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
• Ten (10) + years of professional work experience in Technology or a related field
• Four (4) + years of experience in full-cycle software development in an Agile environment
• Experience building RESTful API's or other API architectures
• Experience with NoSQL databases including optimizing data