** 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 has an exciting new opportunity as our Senior Software Engineer in the SkyTouch Technology division. SkyTouch Technology, is an independently operated division of Choice Hotels that provides the most widely used cloud-based (SaaS) hotel property management system. As a key member of our SkyTouch Technology division, you will take technical ownership across the full development lifecycle, helping shape the next generation of cloud-based hotel management software used by over 6,500 properties worldwide.
Are you a proactive technical leader who thrives on solving complex problems, mentoring others, and taking initiative across the full software lifecycle? The #SkysTheLimit when you #MakeItYourChoice! We encourage you to apply today!
Your Responsibilities
- Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Act as a technical leader and cross-functional collaborator, representing your team in broader engineering discussions.
- Lead system design and implementation of complex features using Java, Python, React, and related technologies.
- Define technical approaches, guide sprint planning and estimation, and ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
- Proactively identify risks, unblock teammates, and drive decision-making - even amid ambiguity.
- Champion developer experience by reducing tech debt and contributing to cross-team engineering standards.
- Lead incident response and postmortems and drive long-term improvements to application health.
- Mentor and support junior developers through code reviews, planning, and hands-on guidance.
Your Experience, Skills & Competencies
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field required, or equivalent experience.
- At least 7 years of experience designing and building enterprise-grade software using Java.
- Proficient in Python, React, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, SQL/PostgreSQL, AWS, CI/CD pipelines, event-driven architectures and monitoring tools
- Proven track record of leading technical initiatives and mentoring team members.
- Excellent communication skills with a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.
- Demonstrates key competencies including Cultivating Innovation, Ensuring Accountability and Driving Results.
Your Team
This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Engineering Manager. You will have 4+ peer teammates and collaborate with cross functional departments on a regular basis.
** This role is not eligible for sponsorship **
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
- At least 7 years of experience in enterprise-grade software development using Java
- Proficiency in Python, React, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, SQL/PostgreSQL, AWS, CI/CD pipelines
- Experience in leading technical initiatives and mentoring team members
- Excellent communication skills and proactive mindset
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
