Lead Software Engineer

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.

Position Overview: (Lead Software Engineering)

The role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative team of experts involved in building class-leading solutions in the areas of UI/CX products using latest front-end technologies based on modern cloud platforms. The opportunity provides space to showcase creative intellect and learn new trends in business, technology, and innovation.

The role combines technical depth in modern front‑end stacks and AI systems, people leadership, and technical strategy & execution.

Responsibilities:

• Design, code, and develop new features/fix bugs/add enhancements
• Look at opportunities to adopt and embed LLM‑enabled front‑ends (component generation, smart forms, conversational UI, in‑app copilots)
• Work with Product team to understand the requirements.
• Work with QA Engineers to create and implement automated tests.
• Address and improve any technical issues.
• Work with Architects and Engineers in a supportive environment, where mentoring will be provided.
• Mentor and grow the engineers in the team to do better development and take up more initiatives.
• Maintain thorough and well-written documentation at a high project level, as well as at the coding level.
• Bring in a AI-first mindset to extend AI adoption in the SDLC.

Required Skills:

• 7-11 years of related experience in distributed enterprise-application; preferably in a cloud-based platform.
• Proficient and hands-on with Tech stack, ReactJS, Redux, Javascript, Typescript, Groovy Script and Graphql
• Hands-on with UI tech stack such as CSS, SCSS, Accessibility etc.
• AI enthusiast/evangelist.
• Software Development & Collaboration - Design, develop, and test software applications, including cloud-based and internet-related tools (GCP, GKE).
• Security & Compliance - Enforce security best practices, including secrets management, security scans, and compliance with industry standards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration - Work closely with cross-functional teams to align software development, quality, DevOps and SDLC practices.
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing - Create and maintain documentation for services, frameworks and tools. Engage with peers and stakeholders, presenting technical insights and solutions.
• Active participant in hackathons/PoCs using Generative/Agentic AI tools with quantifiable benefits.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in cloud GCP/AWS platforms
• Familiar with Scrum/Agile methodologies
• Working experience with various CI/CD systems
• Travel/Transportation Domain Knowledge is preferred

Competency Map

Technical Competency

Proficiency Expectation

Domain Expertise​

Demonstrates deep domain expertise in the areas required to achieve positive outcomes for the broader team, product, and/or function.

Technical Acumen​

Demonstrates deep technical expertise in the relevant programming languages, tools, systems, and processes required to achieve quality outcomes for the broader team, product, and/or function.

SDLC Knowledge​

Demonstrates thorough knowledge of the development life cycle and can effectively manage code through the entire development life cycle, along with how to maintain it for the future.

Engineering Rigor​

Focuses on aligning resources, following best practices, and delegating where appropriate to ensure team goals and deliverables are achieved with a focus on exceptional quality and performance.

Cyber Security​

Evaluates security risks across the development life-cycle and takes measures to mitigate these risks and stop their recurrence in the future.

Innovation​

Introduces new ways to examine problems and recommends novel solutions that anticipate future problems. Works on teams to develop prototypes/ideas and actively incorporates new business and/or technical ideas.

Systems Thinking​

Understands how own product/ platform fits with the overall portfolio of products/ platforms. Clearly considers how own work connects with or contributes to the overall product, user experience, and/or business objective; shows clear understanding of end-to-end processes and components of own product/ platform.

Learning Agility​

Displays an openness to developing new skills and learning new technologies outside of his/her own area of expertise. Demonstrates a willingness to share feedback to help others continue to develop.

Continuous Improvement Mindset​

Evaluates the processes and technologies used by the team, identifies gaps, and makes recommendations to improve results. Identifies learning opportunities from mistakes and shares these with the team to avoid similar situations in the future.

Leadership Competency

Deliver Results​

Prioritizes, organizes and follows project plans or roadmaps to meet goals and timelines. Works with speed and acts with urgency producing high quality work products/services. Knows what is expected and delivers on promise. Takes responsibility to surface and escalate issues.

Think and Act Strategically​

Uses systems thinking to demonstrates awareness of the impact of own work on aspects of organizational strategy, and the impact of organizational strategy on own work. Identifies implications of own analysis. Anticipates and thinks ahead about next steps. Adapts to new information, ideas and initiatives relevant to own area of work; quickly rebounds and learns from failures. Looks proactively for opportunities to embrace changes and move business objectives forward.

Focus on Customers​

Articulates the needs and expectations of internal and external customers. Handles customer complaints effectively and efficiently. Builds and maintains effective relations with customers (internal /external). Articulates the underlying need of the customer’s request. Listens and seek feedback proactively from the customer. Takes responsibility to address customer needs and resolve customer issues.

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.