Software Engineer 1, Mobile Apps - Kotlin exposure required

Choice Hotels International • Scottsdale, AZ

19d • Hybrid

About The Position

Choice Hotels, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has an exciting new opportunity as our Software Engineer 1 in the Digital Experience Domain. The Digital Experience Domain is the team that aims to build and operate best-in-class hospitality digital products which enables elegant experiences for our guests wherever their journey takes them. As a key member of our domain, you will enhance and support Choice Native Mobile Apps in a fast-paced environment. This role is not eligible for sponsorship AND is four days onsite hybrid at our N. Scottsdale office.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience
• 1+ years with Unix/Linux and one of the many shells.
• 1+ years using source control. (GIT preferred)
• 1+ years writing mobile app code using Java, Swift, Kotlin
• Writes own unit tests (Junit or Expresso)
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and listening communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demeanor.
• Excellent knowledge of software development best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum/Kanban methodologies.

Nice To Haves

• experience with Android Architecture Components
• app release processes
• Agile methodologies
• continuous integration tools (Gradle, Jenkins)
• UI/UX design

Responsibilities

• Writes clean and maintainable code to fulfill requirements set forth by business partners and stakeholders.
• Demonstrates the ability to contribute to a software engineering team.
• Communicates effectively with Product, Design, Analytics, etc. as necessary.
• Delivers complex code to QA that they believe to be well thought out and bug free.
• Contributes frequently to sprint demo reviews and retrospectives.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree