Lead Platform Architect

Description

***This role is based at one of our corporate offices in Memphis, TN, McLean, VA, or Dallas, TX***

This is your chance to be a part of an in-house Technology team that’s creating consumer-facing, cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing the hospitality industry around the world! As a Lead Platform Architect, you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the Software Engineering Platform Architecture team reporting to the Director Platform Engineering, you will support projects including technical aspects of Hilton’s API layer.

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

• Go Hilton travel program: 100 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
• Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
• Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Learn more about the rest of our benefits

At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member’s career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate. 

**Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans.

Requirements

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

What your day-to-day will be like:

• Understand, document, and describe complex technical subjects in understandable terms.
• Facilitate collaborative planning, prioritization, oversight, and support of Hilton’s digital experience API platform in collaboration with cross-product/multi-functional partners.
• Lead the delivery of platform capabilities across Hilton’s web/mobile streams and stress versatility as API platform interests are broad (forefront product awareness, enterprise infrastructure familiarity, data, and API proficiency).
• Lead several projects/tasks allowing Agile/iterative platform development: roadmaps, context/sequence diagrams, epics, stories, collaboration space documentation, and presentations.

How you will collaborate with others:

• Collaborate with Product, Software Engineering, Core Architecture, and Security to balance interests and needs.

What projects you will take ownership of:

• Allow cross-stream digital experiences by defining API and platform capabilities that use Hilton’s evolving service/API-driven infrastructure and third-party services/integration.
• Lead API platform capability planning within platform delivery roadmaps, enterprise-level technology transformation, and Hilton's digital growth, engagement, and revenue.
• Assess platform performance to find opportunities to increase client application/platform performance and stability or provide advantages.
• Sustain awareness of existing and upcoming API platform capabilities and communicate opportunities for platform enhancements to technology and product partners to support strategic planning as technologies evolve

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Five (5) years of professional work experience in Technology or related field
• Four (4) years of software/platform design and implementation experience
• Experience in query performance reports and optimization
• Experience in API platforms and integration with web/mobile applications
• Hands-on experience with Node.js, TypeScript, React, JavaScript, and Gitlab technologies 
• Experience working in an Agile environment 
• Ability to travel up to 15%

It would be useful if you have:

• Bachelor’s Degree, or Associate’s Degree plus 6 years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED plus 12 years of Technology related experience 
• Seven (7) years of professional work experience in Technology or a related field
• Experience with GraphQL and AWS

WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more-than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton!

It is the policy of Hilton to employ qualified persons without regard to color, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medication conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, status as a protected veteran, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, or any other protected group status as defined by and subject to applicable federal, state and local laws. 

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law.  Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process.