Description

Summary

Hyatt Hotels Corporation seeks an enthusiastic Senior Product Engineer to join our Digital Sales & Events team. In this role, you will be collaborating closely with the broader digital product, design and business teams, where you'll be instrumental in continuing to make Hyatt a leading hospitality company. You will be part of a team that is passionate about our purpose, committed to nurturing curiosity and new skills, and building connections across the organization with colleagues, customers, and guests.

Who We Are

At Hyatt, we believe in the power of belonging and creating a culture of care, where our colleague's become family. Since 1957, our colleagues and our guests have been at the heart of our business and helped Hyatt become one of the best, and fastest growing hospitality brands in the world. Our transformative growth and the addition of new hotels, brands and business lines can open the door for exciting career and growth opportunities to our colleagues.

As we continue to grow, we never lose sight of what's most important: People. We turn trips into journeys, encounters into experiences and jobs into careers.

Why Now?

This is an exciting time to be at Hyatt. We are growing rapidly and are looking for passionate changemakers to be a part of our journey. The hospitality industry is resilient and continues to offer dynamic opportunities for upward mobility, and Hyatt is no exception.

How We Care for Our People

What sets us apart is our purpose-to care for people so they can be their best. Every business decision is made through the lens of our purpose, and it informs how we have and will continue to support each other as members of the Hyatt family. Our care for our colleagues is the key to our success. We're proud to have earned a place on Fortune's prestigious 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for the last ten years. This recognition is a testament to the tremendous way our Hyatt family continues to come together to care for one another, our commitment to a culture of inclusivity, empathy and respect, and making sure everyone feels like they belong.

We're proud to offer exceptional corporate benefits which include:
• Annual allotment of free hotel stays at Hyatt hotels globally
• Flexible work schedule
• Work-life benefits including wellbeing initiatives such as a complimentary Headspace subscription, and a discount at the on-site fitness center
• A global family assistance policy with paid time off following the birth or adoption of a child as well as financial assistance for adoption
• Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with company match

Who You Are

As our ideal candidate, you understand the power and purpose of our culture of care, and embody our core values of Empathy, Inclusion, Integrity, Experimentation, Respect and Wellbeing. You enjoy working with others, are results driven and are looking for a variety of opportunities to develop personally and professionally.

Qualifications

The Senior Product Engineer plays a key role in designing and delivering scalable, maintainable, and high-performing digital solutions for Hyatt's global platforms. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams.

You'll mentor other engineers, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and drive improvements in engineering practices and system architecture. Senior Engineers help ensure that Hyatt's technology solutions are reliable, secure, and aligned with long-term business goals.
• Lead development of complex features and services across the stack.
• Design, implement, and optimize scalable software architectures.
• Mentor and support mid-level engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.
• Define and enforce best practices in coding, testing, and deployment.
• Partner with Product Managers and Designers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Enhance observability, reliability, and performance of production systems.
• Drive adoption of modern tools, frameworks, and cloud technologies.
• May serve as a technical lead for projects or initiatives.

Qualifications

Experience Required:
• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, architecture, and technical operations.
• 2+ years of experience leading small project teams (2-5 engineers) in an Agile environment.
• Proven ability to design, build, and deploy scalable, reliable, and secure applications.
• Hands-on experience with front-end and back-end development using modern frameworks.
• Strong proficiency in Java, JavaScript, and associated frameworks including Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA, MyBatis, AngularJS, and Node.js.
• Solid experience with SQL and relational database design.
• Expertise in RESTful services, API development, and integrations using APIGEE, nginx, and JSON.
• Working knowledge of Apache Kafka for building event-driven architectures and integrating microservices.
• Experience with automated testing using frameworks such as Karma, Selenium, Protractor, WebDriver, and Jasmine.
• Skilled in continuous integration and deployment using Jenkins, Git, Bash scripts, Maven, Gradle, Webpack, and WildFly application/web servers.
• Proficient in using Jira and Confluence for documentation, collaboration, and project tracking.
• Strong understanding of requirements analysis, system design, and DevOps best practices.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Skilled in Planning how applications connect with databases, data warehouses, data lakes, and external APIs.
• Proficient in SQL, PL/SQL, relational databases (RDBMS) concepts and dimensional modeling
• Experience with designing and building scalable and robust data pipelines to enable data-driven decisions for the business
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly those that apply to Operation Data source and Data Migration.

Experience Preferred:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM field
• Experience in hospitality or travel industry

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

We welcome you:

Research shows that individuals tend to apply to jobs, only if they meet all the listed job qualifications. Unsure if you check every box, but feeling inspired to enhance your career? Apply. We'd love to consider your unique experiences and how you could make Hyatt even better.

We value our relationships with recruitment partners and require that agencies contact us first before submitting any candidates. Hyatt will not be responsible for any fees and obligations associated with unsolicited submissions unless a formal agreement is in place.

The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $145,000. This position is also eligible to earn incentive awards and an annual bonus. The final pay rate/salary offered to the successful candidate will depend on experience, skill level and other qualifications for the role, as well as the location of the performance of work. Pay for the successful candidate will meet local requirements, including the local minimum wage rate.