** This role is not eligible for sponsorship AND is four days onsite hybrid at our N. Scottsdale office **
Who are we looking for?
Choice Hotels, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has an exciting new opportunity as a Software Engineer III – Mobile App in the Mobile Apps Engineering, Digital Experience team.
The Mobile Apps Engineering team builds and delivers the Android and iOS apps that connect millions of guests with Choice Hotels every year. These apps are a highly visible and revenue-generating part of our digital experience, enabling guests to book stays, manage reservations, and engage with our loyalty program.
As a key member of this team, you will take ownership of complex Android development projects, help set technical direction, and mentor junior engineers — ensuring our apps continue to scale, perform, and deliver exceptional user experiences.
If you are a self-driven engineer with leadership qualities who thrives on solving complex technical challenges and delivering mobile apps at scale, we invite you to apply today and #MakeItYourChoice.
Your Responsibilities
- Lead development of complex Android features and system components, balancing business needs with technical quality.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in Android development, providing guidance on best practices, code quality, performance, and scalability.
- Mentor and support junior engineers (SE1/SE2) through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
- Proactively identify technical risks, architectural improvements, and opportunities for innovation in the mobile ecosystem.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners (Product, UX/UI, Analytics, Backend) to deliver high-impact business features.
- Drive initiatives around CI/CD, automation, observability, and system reliability.
- Contribute to technical documentation, architecture discussions, and decision-making processes.
- Participate in production support and root cause analysis for critical issues, driving long-term improvements.
Your Experience, Skills & Competencies
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience developing Android applications in Java and Kotlin.
- Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform with JetPack Compose or Swift is a strong plus.
- 5+ years of experience with source control (Git preferred), branching strategies, and code collaboration workflows.
- Proven track record of shipping apps to the Google Play Store and maintaining them in production.
- Experience developing and maintaining highly transactional, mission-critical, consumer-facing mobile apps.
- Proficient in writing and maintaining unit tests (JUnit, Mockito), UI tests (Espresso), and automated integration tests.
- Experience with build tools and CI/CD pipelines (Gradle, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Harness, or similar).
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and real-time communication (WebSockets, Firebase).
- Strong knowledge of mobile security best practices (encryption, secure storage, authentication).
- Competencies demonstrated: Technical Leadership, Problem Solving & Decision Quality, Collaboration & Communication.
Your Team
This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Senior Engineering Manager, Mobile Apps. You will collaborate closely with peer engineers and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative mobile solutions.
Choice prioritizes our associate wellbeing by offering a comprehensive benefits program that is both competitive and flexible to help you achieve your wellbeing goals - here are just a few:
- Competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Leave and paid time-off for holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious observance
- Financial benefits for retirement and health savings
- Employee recognition programs
- Discounts at Choice hotels worldwide
About Choice
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With 7,500 hotels in 45+ countries and territories, we offer a range of high-quality lodging options in the upper upscale, upper midscale, midscale, extended stay, and economy segments. We’re the hotel company for those who choose to bet on themselves — the striver, 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, Maryland, at our technology center in Scottsdale, Arizona, 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 thousands of franchise owners, which propels us forward — giving our work at Choice a purpose larger than our business.
Our corporate office locations:
North Bethesda, MD — Located at Pike & Rose, our worldwide headquarters is less than 15 miles from Washington, D.C., one block away from the North Bethesda Metro station, with easy access to I-495, complimentary parking, electronic charging stations, restaurants and retail.
Scottsdale, AZ — Located at the northwest corner of Loop 101, the Scottsdale office is home to our technology, eCommerce and customer service organizations, with easy access to complimentary parking, electronic charging stations, restaurants and retail.
Minneapolis, MN — Select roles are based in our Minneapolis office on Highway 394, near the intersection with Highway 100, only five minutes from downtown.
Field/Remote — Select roles designated as field/remote will require associates to work from a home office, connecting virtually with Choice team members and leadership on Zoom, with possible required travel depending on the role.
Choice’s Cultural Values
Welcome and Respect Everyone | Be Bold | Be Quick | Listen | Be Curious | Show Integrity
Choice’s Leadership Principles
Act with Intention | Lead with Authenticity | Grow & Deliver
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years developing Android applications in Java and Kotlin
- Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform, Jetpack Compose or Swift
- 5+ years experience with source control and collaboration workflows (Git preferred)
- Proven track record of shipping and maintaining apps on the Google Play Store
- Experience building and maintaining highly transactional, consumer-facing mobile apps
- Proficient in unit testing (JUnit, Mockito), UI testing (Espresso), and automated integration tests
- Experience with build tools and CI/CD pipelines (Gradle, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Harness or similar)
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, and Firebase
- Strong knowledge of mobile security best practices (encryption, secure storage, authentication)
- Ability to mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership
- Willingness/ability to work four days onsite in N. Scottsdale office (hybrid)
- Must be eligible to work without sponsorship (role is not eligible for sponsorship)
Choice Hotels International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Choice Hotels International and has not been reviewed or approved by Choice Hotels International.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits are described as broad, including medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside telehealth and an Employee Assistance Program. Wellness programs and related wellbeing offerings are also explicitly included in the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off support is positioned as extensive, spanning paid vacation, personal and sick leave, and paid family care leave. Backup child and elder care, adoption assistance, and designated “wellbeing days” add breadth beyond standard PTO.
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Retirement Support — Retirement and financial programs include a 401(k) and Roth 401(k) as well as HSA options and financial education resources. Bonuses and referral bonuses are also listed as part of the broader rewards mix.
Choice Hotels International Insights
What We Do
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is one of the world’s largest and most successful lodging franchisors. On August 11, 2022, Choice acquired Radisson Hotels Americas, adding nine brands and approximately 67,000 rooms to its portfolio in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. With 22 brands, Choice Hotels has more than 7,500 hotels and nearly 650,000 rooms in 46 countries and territories as of August 11, 2022. The Choice® family of hotel brands provides business and leisure travelers with a broad 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. At our worldwide corporate headquarters in the Washington metropolitan area (North Bethesda, MD), our IT center in Scottsdale, AZ, and St. Louis Park (MN), and through our associates across the globe, we keep those hotels humming by serving as a champion for our franchisees. When you #MakeItYourChoice, you will have the environment, the tools, and the momentum to drive your career and organizational success
