Software Engineer

About Us

Marriott International Inc., headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, was founded in May 1927 by J. Willard Marriott and Alice S. Marriott with a modest nine-seat A&W root beer stand. Guided by the family's leadership and core principles, Marriott International today has grown into a global hospitality giant, operating approximately 9,000 properties and over 30 leading brands in more than 140 countries and territories.

From such humble beginnings to becoming the world's largest hotel company, Marriott International has never stopped searching for inventive ways to serve its customers, provide opportunities for its associates and grow their business. At Marriott we are a team of passionate engineering minds dedicated to creating and building cutting-edge solutions that streamline operations and elevate guest experiences.

About the Role

We are looking for a Software Engineer with strong Java experience to help design, build, and maintain high quality, scalable applications. You'll collaborate with product, QA, and other engineers to deliver features endtoend, from design through deployment and production support.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services and APIs using Java
• Write clean, maintainable, and well documented code following best practices and coding standards
• Participate in system design and architecture discussions, contributing to technical decisions
• Collaborate closely with product managers, QA engineers, and other developers to deliver features on time
• Implement unit, integration, and (where relevant) performance tests to ensure software quality
• Troubleshoot and debug production issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing longterm fixes
• Participate in code reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes, tooling, and automation (CI/CD)
• Ensure security, scalability, and reliability are considered throughout the development lifecycle
• Stay current with Java and related ecosystem technologies and bring new ideas to the team

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Strong programming skills in Java (Java 8+), with solid understanding of OOP principles
• Experience building server side applications using a Java framework (e.g., Spring/Spring Boot,)
• Good understanding of RESTful API design and implementation
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., Postgre SQL) and SQL
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows
• Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns
• Experience with automated testing (unit/integration) and testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit)
• Strong problem solving skills and ability to debug complex issues
• Good communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and cloud native architectures
• Handson experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with messaging/streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka)
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Experience with build and CI/CD tools (e.g., Harness, Git Hub Actions)
• Knowledge of No SQL databases (e.g., Mongo DB, Redis, Cassandra)
• Experience with performance optimization and application monitoring

Soft Skills

• Ownership mindset and a strong sense of responsibility for delivered work
• Ability to break down complex problems into actionable tasks
• Openness to feedback and willingness to mentor and be mentored
• Proactive, collaborative, and comfortable working in an agile environment

Benefits

• 401(k) plan
• Stock purchase plan
• Discounts at Marriott properties
• Commuter benefits
• Employee assistance plan
• Childcare discounts
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health care flexible spending account