Software Engineer 2 (Big Data) The award-winning Choice Hotels Technology Center is revolutionizing hospitality with cloud computing, AWS, big data, machine learning/artificial intelligence, and mobile application development. At Choice, we pioneer the exciting intersection of hospitality and technology in support of our successful franchise model. Our culture fosters innovation and encourages disruptive thinking. We welcome and respect your voice, empowering you to learn, grow, and make your impact. When you #MakeItYourChoice, you will have the environment, the tools, and momentum to drive your career and organizational success. About This Opportunity Go-to expert in one area of the codebase; understands the broad software architecture of the entire system. Thinks at the enterprise level for reliability, scalability, maintainability, extensibility, portability, and security. Regularly delivers software on-time and is constantly working to make accurate estimates and deliver on those estimates. Takes initiative to identify and solve important problems, coordinating with others on cross-cutting technical issues. Identifies and proactively tackles technical debt before it grows into debt that requires significant up-front work to resolve. Understands the tradeoffs between technical, analytical and product needs and leads to solutions that take all of these needs into account Live Choice's core values: Be Bold, Be Quick, Listen, Be Curious, Show Integrity Embrace Change and adapt to new technologies quickly Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or related field, from a four-year college or university, or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Relevant industry certification, such as Oracle Java Developer, is preferred. A minimum of 3 years relevant experience in software development, information systems, or equivalent technical environment, including previous experience in the development of highly transactional, mission critical applications in heterogeneous environments/architectures for multi-user systems. Strong Experience in all aspects of the software development lifecycle: design, functional and technical requirements, coding, debugging, testing, release, and operational support. Knowledgeable of agile software development methodologies, Service Oriented Architecture and object-oriented programming methodologies. Expert in software development best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations. Strong experience in relational and non-relational database management system technologies and tools. Experienced in reviewing code and providing critical feedback for building secure, stable and scalable applications. Preferred Qualifications Expert level proficiency with the following technologies: Java 6 or higher (3-5 years). Spring or similar MVC framework. Unix/Linux and one of the many shells Service oriented designs and technologies. Web service technologies such as SOAP and REST Any RDBMS, SQL and NoSQL Version control such as Git and code review type tools such as Stash. Continuous Integration/Delivery toolkits such as Jenkins/Puppet. Queuing technologies, JMS, ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ. Spark, Cloudera, HDFS, Kafka, Hive AWS (S3, SQS, SNS, EC2) Experienced in identifying opportunities to add monitoring and alerting where necessary Troubleshoot and provide solutions to issues arising in production Participate in CritSit situations (System down production issues) to resolution Exceptional analytical skills. Excellent written and verbal communication Exceptional interpersonal skills and demeanor. Proficient in the use of MS Office applications, such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel You are good at: Added value proficiencies in the following technologies: HTML, CSS and JavaScript (jQuery), AngularJS a plus. Familiar with continuous integration tools such as Jenkins, Sonar, Stash. NoSQL AppDynamics, ELK, Grafana Ability to model Choice’s Cultural Values: Welcome and Respect Everyone, Be Bold, Be Quick, Listen, Be Curious and Show Integrity.