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Who are we looking for?

Choice Hotels, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has an exciting new opportunity as our Software Engineer 1 in the Guest and Loyalty Domain. The Guest and Loyalty Domain is the team that manages our loyalty program and all related guest and loyalty data. As a key member of our engineering team, you will work on all phases of a system’s development life cycle with an emphasis on analyzing complex business and technical problems to shape and deliver an entire system’s software components .

Are you a self-driven hard-working person who enjoys technology and building software? We invite you to apply today for our Software Engineer 1 role and #MakeItYourChoice.

Your Responsibilities

+ Assists with the analysis of user stories and functional requirements for software development.

+ Ability to listen to a user’s story to understand the problem, ask questions to obtain a deeper understanding, and distinguish between a user’s wants versus their actual needs to support their business process.

+ Under the direction of senior engineering staff, writes secure, stable, and maintainable code and implements object-oriented component designs.

+ Provides reliable solutions to a variety of lower-complexity problems using sound problem-solving and engineering techniques.

+ Documents, programs, and debugs the specific coding changes necessary to satisfy the component’s user stories and technical requirements.

+ Collaborates and adds value through participation in peer code reviews, providing comments and suggestions.

+ Develops and executes unit tests (both automated and manual) to validate code.

+ Prepares the software components for QA testing and ensures code is deployed to the environment.

+ Supports the Production release of system components and assists with any post-production issue analysis and problem resolution.

+ Demonstrates a desire to learn; keeps up on industry trends and current technological standards, languages, coding techniques, utilities, and operational considerations.

Your Experience, Skills & Competencies

+ Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related field, from a four-year college or university, or a combination of equivalent education and/or work experience

+ Knowledgeable in all aspects of the software development lifecycle: design, functional and technical requirements, coding, debugging, testing, release, and operational support.

+ Knowledge of software development best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes (e.g. continuous integration and continuous delivery), testing, and operations.

+ Good verbal, written, and listening communication skills.

+ Good interpersonal skills and demeanor.

+ Java (<1-2 years). Version 1.8 and beyond

+ Spring framework, Spring REST, Spring Security, Spring MVC, and Spring AOP.

+ Unix/Linux and one of the many shells

+ XML, XSLT, DTD or Schema modeling, DOM/XPath/SAX parsing, JAXB.

+ Web Services (SOAP/ REST, Tools like Axis/ CXF).

+ Cloud (AWS, etc.,)

+ Source control – Bitbucket/GIT

+ SQL/relational database

Your Team

This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Manager of Software Engineering in the Guest & Loyalty Domain. You will have 5 to 7 peer teammates and collaborate with cross-functional departments regularly.

Your Work Location

As our Software Engineer 1, you will be based in our beautiful, state-of-the-art technology hub in Scottsdale, AZ. In October 2021, Choice opened a newly constructed world-class technology center.

Right now, our associates in Scottsdale, AZ are working in a hybrid environment, up to 4 days per week in the office and virtual from your home office the remaining days. We provide flexibility and encourage ongoing communication with your leadership to establish expectations about your unique needs.

About Choice

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With nearly 7,500 hotels, representing nearly 630,000 rooms, in 46 countries and territories, with a range of high-quality lodging options from limited service to full-service hotels in the upper upscale, upper mid-scale, midscale, extended-stay, and economy segments. We’re the hotel company for those who choose to bet on themselves – the underdog, the dreamer, the entrepreneur – because that’s who we are, too.

At Choice, we are united by the simple belief that tomorrow will be even better than today – for associates, our company, and our franchisees. At our worldwide corporate headquarters in North Bethesda, MD and St. Louis Park, MN as well as our technology center in Scottsdale, AZ, and through our associates around the globe, every voice is heard, and every idea is listened to, no matter what area of the company they come from. We are united in supporting the entrepreneurial dreams of our more than 18,000 franchise owners, which propels us forward – giving our work at Choice a purpose larger than our business.

About Choice Hotels Financial Performance

Record total revenues grew 10% to $1.5 billion for full-year 2023 compared to the same period of 2022. Adjusted EBITDA for fourth quarter 2023 increased 11% to $125 million from the same period of 2022. Fourth quarter 2023 adjusted diluted EPS increased 14% to $1.44 compared to the same period of 2022. Please click here (https://investor.choicehotels.com/news/news-details/2024/Choice-Hotels-International-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-And-Full-Year-2023-Results/default.aspx) to review highlights of our Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results.

* PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for sponsorship *

Ability to model Choice’s Cultural Values: Welcome and Respect Everyone, Be Bold, Be Quick, Listen, Be Curious and Show Integrity.