Powering the agentic revolution in travel. Sabre is an AI-native technology leader, backed by one of the world’s largest travel data clouds. Built on an open, modular, cloud-native architecture, Sabre serves as the backbone for both established leaders and bold, new disruptors, guiding them to the next age of travel retailing through intelligent, connected, and personalized experiences. With AI at its core and operating at unparalleled scale, Sabre transforms insights into innovation, empowering airlines, hoteliers, agencies and other partners to retail, distribute and fulfill travel worldwide.
We are seeking a Director, Software Engineering to join our global Software Engineering team, where innovation knows no borders. This team drives ownership for product architecture, user interface (UI) applications and artificial intelligence (AI) systems. With an inclusive culture and flexible work environment, we work together with boldness, curiosity and commitment so we can all win together.
As Director, Software Engineering, you will oversee multiple engineering functions and high-availability product suites. You will manage through subordinate leaders, taking full human resources (HR) and budget responsibility while fostering an inclusive and balanced team environment. This role requires a hands-on leader who combines technical front-end expertise with strategic vision to challenge legacy processes and inspire commitment.
What you'll do
- Lead engineering aspects of a high-availability product suite and define technical strategy.
- Drive progressive migration plans from legacy UI stacks to modern frameworks to increase scalability.
- Manage budgets, resource capacity and performance objectives through subordinate leaders.
- Collaborate with distributed global teams across geographies to deliver enterprise-grade applications.
- Explore and adopt emerging technologies like Agentic AI to drive practical product innovation.
- Build an inclusive and balanced team environment that empowers diverse engineers to grow.
What you'll bring
- Minimum 10 years of software engineering leadership experience within a global eCommerce or enterprise environment.
- Experience managing through subordinate leaders with full HR and financial responsibility.
- Technical expertise in modern front-end stacks, full-stack open source languages and cloud technologies.
- Proven success delivering enterprise-grade, large-scale applications with a focus on performance and user experience.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively and collaborate across distributed global environments.
- Practical experience using generative AI, Agentic AI or automation tools to improve software delivery productivity.
Benefits that support you
We know support looks different for everyone. That is why Sabre offers benefits beyond medical and financial coverage, with programs designed to support your well-being, growth and life outside work:
- Competitive pay and performance-based bonuses
- Flexible work options
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage
- Generous PTO and holidays
- Strong retirement planning support
- Family-friendly benefits
- Professional development opportunities
We will give careful consideration to your application and review your details against the position criteria. You will receive separate notification as your application progresses.
Please note that only candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role will proceed in the selection process.
#LI-Hybrid#LI-MF1Skills Required
- Minimum 10 years of experience in software engineering leadership
- Proven success in technical leadership roles, such as Tech Lead or Principal
- Strong background in full-stack Open Source languages and cloud technologies
- Expertise in Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps practices
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins
Sabre Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is expansive, with five weeks of PTO from day one, eight paid holidays, floating holidays, and a companywide year‑end break. Paid volunteer time further broadens available leave.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave provides 12 weeks fully paid for birth or adoption, complemented by generous bereavement leave up to 15 paid days. Disability coverage and dependent eligibility to age 26 reinforce family support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a strong company match underpins long‑term savings. This foundation strengthens overall financial security alongside core benefits.
Sabre Corporation Insights
What We Do
We are a software and technology company that powers the global travel industry. With decades of revolutionary firsts, our team of experts drive innovation and ingenuity in the industry. Today, we are creating a new marketplace for personalized travel. We partner with airlines, hoteliers, agencies and other travel partners to retail, distribute and fulfill travel. We are committed to helping customers operate more efficiently, drive revenue and offer personalized traveler experiences with next-generation technology solutions. Positioned at the center of the business of travel, our platform connects people with experiences that matter in their lives. Sabre's technology powers the nearly US$8 trillion travel industry. Our technology and data-driven solutions help our airline, hotel, travel agency and corporate customers grow their businesses and transform the traveler experience. The scale, breadth and depth of our technology is unmatched and sustains a complex industry. We provide an open and stable platform to deliver flexible, reliable and scalable solutions. Over the years, we have shaped and modernized the travel industry. We pioneered online travel agencies, corporate booking tools, revenue management, and web and mobile itinerary tools, to name a few. Our travel marketplace transacts more than US$120 billion of travel spend per year. And we are the world’s largest provider of airline and hotel technology. We have been named to the InformationWeek 500 list of the most innovative technology companies for 11 consecutive years. And InformationWeek named Sabre seventh on its list of the “Greatest Software Ever Written.”
