About Marriott:
Marriott Tech Accelerator is part of Marriott International, a global leader in hospitality. Marriott International, Inc. is a leading American multinational company that operates a vast array of lodging brands, including hotels and residential properties. It consists of over 30 well-known brands and nearly 8,900 properties situated in 141 countries and territories.
Role Title: Senior Engineering Manager, Core Services Integration – Procurement Technology
Position Summary:
Senior Engineering Manager, Core Services Integration will be a highly engaged and motivated leader who will be responsible for designing, developing, integrating, deploying and supporting a SaaS procurement platform and enterprise-level web applications and domain services. This role will design and develop integration solutions, implement APIs or microservices, adapters, and other integration mechanisms to facilitate date exchange between procurement and ERP systems. The role will also manage a development and application support team with specialization in key areas across the target procurement ecosystem.
We are transforming the procurement business by enabling best-in-class technology at Marriott. With leaders who have driven this transformation elsewhere, we need engineers who are excited about evolving the organization and setting the gold standard. We are early in this journey and thought leadership, with the ability to bring others along, is key.
Job Responsibilities:
- Serve as a technical subject matter expert for the integration layer between end-user procurement portals/applications and source and external systems
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable and high-performance APIs and microservices
- Develop and maintain efficient and well-structured code.
- Design and implement database schemas and optimize queries for performance.
- Design, develop and maintain real-time and event driven integrations, middleware solutions between the procurement SaaS platform and other systems within the ecosystem
- Plan an execute the migration of data from existing systems into a procurement SaaS platform, ensuring data accuracy and integrity
- Configure and customize the procurement SaaS platform to meet the procurement organization requirements
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, system integrators, and other engineers, to deliver high-quality software solutions.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering team members.
- Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and maintainability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
- Stay up to date with the latest development trends and technologies.
- Contribute to the improvement of development processes and best practices.
- Review issues logs and metrics to identify trends and solutions that should be implemented.
- Maintain in-depth documentation of activities and system configuration and review documentation of junior / other engineers
- Proactively perform troubleshooting, resolution, and problem analysis.
- Participate in architectural discussions to help developers make the most efficient choices.
- Maintain industry knowledge and enhance subject matter expertise, identify trends and changes in technology and automation strategies.
- Assist with interviewing talent, provide peer reviews/feedback frequently and foster a modern engineering culture.
- Serve in the on-call rotation
Managing Priorities and Delivery:
- Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work
- Provide technical leadership for successful platform and project implementations
- Assist with determining priorities, schedules, plans and necessary resources to complete projects on schedule
- Assist with reviewing vendor proposals and selecting appropriate vendor for services/technologies
- Understand and meet the needs of key stakeholders
- Communicate concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand
- Demonstrate an understanding of business priorities
- Support achievement of performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
- Perform other reasonable duties as required for this position
Skill and Experience:
- Strong understanding of full stack development principles and best practices.
- Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices using NodeJS and NestJS or Java and Spring Boot
- Solid understanding of database design and management (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).
- Familiarity with GraphQL and Apollo Federation Subgraphs using NestJS
- Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with cloud platforms; AWS suite of services is a plus.
- Solid understanding of Platform engineering tools, processes and DevOps principles
- Experience implementing and maintaining OAuth-based solutions
- Experience implementing and maintaining middleware solutions and scalable message brokers like Kafka
- Experience with data migration and transformation efforts
- Experience with SaaS platform configurations, customizations and workflow automation
- Experience with implementing SaaS procurement platforms is a plus,
- Experience with Content and Document Management systems integrations
- Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and technologies.
- Experience with testing frameworks, tools and methodologies.
- Excellent problem-solving, debugging and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Experience with Agile development methodologies.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills within a team environment
- Experience with modeling and implementing AI and NLP search capabilities is a plus
- Vendor management experience
- Drive compliance with all defined company technology standards and processes and provide input for improvements to the appropriate process owners as needed.
- Maintain a proper balance between business and operational risk.
API Development & Integration:
- Experience developing RESTful APIs, web services, web hooks or common backend integrations ideally within the procurement and ERP domain
- Experience building and consuming APIs, particularly RESTful APIs and WebSocket protocols.
- Understanding of API gateway concepts and policies.
- Experience with various integration patterns (e.g., API Gateway, Aggregator Pattern, Client-Side UI Composition).
- Experience implementing and maintaining OAuth-based solutions
- Experience implementing and maintaining middleware solutions and scalable message brokers like Kafka
- Experience with data migration and transformation efforts
- Experience with SaaS platform configurations, customizations and workflow automation
- Experience supporting and/or implementing complex integration projects.
Microservices Architecture:
- Strong understanding of microservices principles (autonomy, scalability, resilience, decentralization).
- Experience implementing and managing APIs within a microservices framework using NodeJS, JHava and Spring Boot.
- Knowledge of common microservices design and integration patterns (e.g., CQRS, Event Sourcing, Saga).
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Cloud Computing:
- Hands-on experience with relevant cloud services (e.g., AWS S3, EC2, Lambda, API Gateway).
Programming Languages:
- Proficiency in languages commonly used in microservices development like NodeJS, Java, Python, or TypeScript.
- Messaging and Event-Driven Architecture: Experience with message queues (e.g., Kafka) for asynchronous communication and real-time data streaming.
DevOps and CI/CD:
- Experience with DevOps practices for building, testing, and deploying microservices.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Harness, Vault).
- Monitoring and Logging: Proficiency in tools like Grafana, CloudWatch, Prometheus, or ELK stack for monitoring and troubleshooting microservices.
Security Best Practices:
- Knowledge of security concepts like OAuth, JWT, API rate limiting, and secure authentication methods.
Problem-solving and Communication:
- Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and strong communication and collaboration skills.
Education and Certifications:
- Undergraduate degree in an engineering or computer science discipline and/or equivalent experience / certification.
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Marriott’s core values:
At Marriott, our core values make us who we are. We believe that success is never final. As we change and grow, the beliefs that are most important to us stay the same—putting people first, pursuing excellence, embracing change, acting with integrity, and serving our world. Being part of Marriott Tech Accelerator means being part of a proud history and a thriving culture.
