Senior Software Engineer, Data Platforms (MULTIPLE POSITIONS) – Bethesda, MD

Marriott•Bethesda, MD

1d•$150,426 - $178,400•Remote

About The Position

This role involves working as part of a team to build out a next-generation cloud-based data, analytics, and machine learning platform. The engineer will function as a technical expert and lead engineer for the data platform team, performing research, analysis, design, and development on a wide range of next-generation data capabilities and products. Key responsibilities include setting technical standards, developing reusable frameworks, and assuming technical ownership of deliverables to ensure quality, adherence to standards, and scalability. The role also requires researching emerging technologies, providing early warnings to stakeholders about service levels, coordinating with other teams for deployment and support, and mentoring team members. Additionally, the engineer will liaise with multiple teams to steer projects, provide financial input on budgets, and follow/improve IT standards and processes while maintaining a balance between business and operational risk.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering or in a closely related technical field followed by 8 years of progressively responsible hands-on experience developing large scale data pipelines and applications at enterprise scale.
4 years’ experience with technical delivery of large-scale data pipelines and applications.
3 years’ experience developing data applications and applications on AWS.
3 years hands on experience with Hive, HiveQL & Spark.
2 years hands on experience with Snowflake.
2 years’ experience with AWS S3 and Lambda.
2 years’ experience in migrating data platforms/applications to AWS.
Experience as a strong technical leader with proven ability to lead Service Provider technical resources

Responsibilities

Work as part of the team building out next generation cloud-based data, analytics and machine learning platform.
Function as a technical expert and lead engineer for the data platform team.
Perform research, analysis, design and development on a wide range of next generation data capabilities and products.
Set technical standards and develop reusable frameworks to ensure consistent and efficient creation of data capabilities and products.
Assume technical ownership of Service Provider deliverables and lead their technical resources to ensure deliverables are of high quality, follow Marriott standards and best practices and perform at scale.
Research emergency technologies that will provide future capabilities and seek solutions for complex technical issues.
Ensure early warning to the business stakeholder executives regarding degraded or missed service levels.
Coordinate with Application Delivery and Infrastructure teams for deployment and production support activities.
Train and mentor other team members, and peers as appropriate.
Liaise with multiple teams to steer projects from inception to successful delivery.
Provide financial input on department or project budgets, capital expenditures or other cost and resource estimates as requested.
Follows all defined IT standards and processes (i.e. IT Governance, SM&G, Architecture, etc.), and provides input for improvements to the appropriate process owners as needed.
Maintains a proper balance between business and operational risk.
Assess when risks need to be escalated to right channels.
Facilitates timely resolution of service delivery problems and minimizes the impact to stakeholders.