Software Engineer – Finance Technology

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, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has an exciting new opportunity as our Software Engineer 1 in the Finance Technology Domain. The Finance Technology is the team that creates solutions to advance and move financial technologies forward at Choice Hotels. As a key member of our Finance Technology team, you will work alongside some of the most talented and dynamic professionals as they work to provide exceptional finance and billing-related solutions.

Are you curious, bright, driven, bold, and enjoy working with the latest technologies, technically savvy and customer-facing skills? Then this opportunity is for you. If you are willing to work hard, looking for a place to learn and grow, and have the skills we would like to hear from you.

• Be a key player on the development of enterprise-grade financial applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and adherence to architectural standards.
• Assist on building robust, modular software components that support ERP and EPM integrations, billing and accounting workflows.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release activities to deliver high-quality financial solutions.
• Implement security protocols and maintain compliance with financial regulations and corporate standards.
• Drive seamless integration between ERP systems and financial applications to support billing cycles and reporting.
• Apply coding standards and collaborate on best practices within the team.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related STEM field, from a four-year college or university or equivalent experience
• Understanding knowledge of the software development lifecycle: design, functional and technical requirements, coding, debugging, testing, release, and operational support.
• Knowledge of Spring framework, Spring, REST
• Programming
  
  Languages:
  
  Java, Python, or similar.
• AWS Services: EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, Step Functions, API Gateway, Cloud Front.
• Dev Ops Tools:
  Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD Pipelines.
• Infrastructure as Code:
  Cloud Formation, Terraform.
• Security: IAM, Secrets Manager, encryption best practices.
• SQL:
  Query creation, query tunning, creation of tables, views and indexes.

• At least 1 to 2 years’ experience as a full stack software developer
• Generative AI knowledge
• Familiarity with LLMs and prompt engineering
• AI Powered tools like Claude, ChatGPT
• Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven design
• AWS, Java or Python certification
• Demonstrates key competencies to include action orientation, drive results and cultivating innovation by making use of AI as a regular part of the development lifecycle.

This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Director, Software Engineering. You will have 6 peer teammates and collaborate with cross functional teams on a regular basis.

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

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This role is not eligible for sponsorship