Job Title
Principal Software Development Engineer (m/f/d)
You probably think that working for an online travel agency that manages hundreds of millions of bookings per year or working for an airline that operates hundreds of thousands of flights per year must bring their fair chair of challenge. If so, just try to realize the scalability, the performance, the resiliency, the geographical distribution challenges that are behind the system that powers 150 airlines, hundreds of websites, tens of airports, thousands of hotel properties. Just one fact to illustrate: In peak times, we process more than 17,000 transactions per second (1 billion+ transactions per day) at an average system response time of less than 0.3 seconds.
Do you have ideas on how to improve travel for everyone? Do you find the idea of working in a diverse, multicultural environment exciting?
Are you ready to make an impact across the world? Great, then join us! Let’s shape the future of travel together. #shapethefutureoftravel@Amadeus
Software engineering challenges at the core of a software-defined network
AMADEUS has drastically evolved the network architecture with the move to the cloud, enabling a fully decentralized, more efficient operating model, with better segmentation and enhanced security. Today, hundreds of network devices (Palo Alto, NSGs, Kubernetes Policies), deployed all around the world, are managed automatically and independently with a powerful abstraction layer, the AUD ('Amadeus Unified Descriptor'), that captures and interprets user intent defined as code and compiles it into optimized device-specific rules and configuration.
With circa 3 million links currently deployed in the Cloud and almost a hundred daily user-defined connectivity changes, the AUD is a production system with not only extremely high expectations in terms of reliability and performance, but also in regards to user and developer experience. The functional evolution of the product is planned in close agreement with the changes on the Network, Infrastructure and Platform HLD but, given the transversal nature of the network and the large customer pool, the team interacts with and gathers requirements from almost every business unit in Amadeus.
The AUD has been implemented with distributed, cloud-native architecture and, even though it’s designed and tailored to cover the needs of Amadeus today, the group aspires to create an open standard for managing connectivity in the cloud, with a modular, extensible approach that serves the purpose of Amadeus but also of the general public.
The team in charge of the AUD Core operates as an agile team in the Infrastructure Train (SAFe ART) and its empowered to take decisions autonomously with support of the Train Leads, Line Organization and Sponsors. At Amadeus, we value diversity, collaboration and innovation. As the leader of the AUD Core team, you will work with members with different backgrounds and cross-functional expertise (software development, network engineering, quality assurance, product management) who are based on different sites (NCE, BLR, ERD, BHO).
Main accountabilities
● Analyse specifications
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Define user requirements for the development of new (or upgrade of existing) software solutions.
● Design systems and write code
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Design technical solutions and perform feasibility studies.
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Propose viable technical solutions to Product Management and/or users for validation.
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Architect and develop software, according to specifications and Amadeus standards.
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Model, design and implement storage solutions.
● Test and maintain the software, operate a service, support users
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Design testing strategies, including implementation of unit tests, integration and/or performance campaigns and ensure a level of quality in line with the Amadeus guidelines.
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Operate and troubleshoot problems on critical services
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Support the customer by debugging existing solutions in collaboration with Product Manager or Product Definition Analyst
● Document your work
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Produce software documentation necessary for the application and issue it to the requesting departments.
Experience and skills
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Extensive experience in software development in one or more programming languages, preferably Golang and Java
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Extensive experience in designing and building distributed systems, ideally with cloud-native architecture
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Advance knowledge on cloud security principles and vulnerability management
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Knowledge of network engineering in the cloud and/or hybrid environments is advantageous.
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Extensive experience in building, operating and troubleshooting critical services with service level objectives
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Deep knowledge on lean mindset and practices applied to software engineering like, for example, experience in designing and implementing integration, release and deployment pipelines.
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Excellent communication skills (English)
Diversity & Inclusion
Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience.
Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law.
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What We Do
Travel powers progress. Amadeus powers travel. Amadeus’ solutions connect travelers to the journeys they want, linking them via travel agents, search engines and tour operators to airlines, airports, hotels, cars and railways.
Technology has always been critical to developing global travel, increasing scale, choice and access. We have developed our technology in partnership with the travel industry for 30 years.
We combine a deep understanding of how people travel with the ability to design and deliver the most complex, trusted, and critical systems our customers need.
