Associate Engineering Director, Uxl

About Us Marriott International Inc headquartered in Bethesda Maryland USA was founded in May 1927 by J Willard Marriott and Alice S Marriott with a modest nine-seat A W root beer stand Guided by the family s leadership and core principles Marriott International today has grown into a global hospitality giant operating approximately 9 000 properties and over 30 leading brands in more than 140 countries and territories From such humble beginnings to becoming the worlds largest hotel company Marriott International has never stopped searching for inventive ways to serve its customers provide opportunities for its associates and grow their business AtMarriott Tech Accelerator center MTA Hyderabad India Marriott is exploring the world we live in and all its possibilities At Marriott Tech Accelerator we are a team of passionate engineering minds dedicated to creating and building cutting-edge solutions that streamline operations and elevate guest experiences Position Summary Provides application development leadership for the implementation of key technology initiatives that drive Marriott International s GraphQL Platform strategy in a fast-paced mission critical environment This role will be responsible for building and advancing Marriotts platform in alignment with our core business objectives and enterprise architecture principles Fosters innovation and manages the application development team with a focus on promoting customer satisfaction Collaborates with other technology leaders business partners and promotes agile application development practices and processes across the enterprise Establishes and manages continuous improvement efforts in technical project management software engineering testing automation to improve quality scalability and adoption of Marriotts API platform Role Title Associate Engineering Director UXL Job Responsibilities Associate Engineering Director -UXL Marriott Tech Accelerator Hyderabad IN 10 - 13 years Full-Time Application Development Governance Standardizes SDLC tools and processes Agile Waterfall for consistent delivery Oversees estimation deployment and compliance with development standards Communicates key policy changes and promotes IT-wide process alignment Project Relationship Management Leads application development projects with IT business partners and vendors Drives service delivery excellence resolves escalations and ensures SLAs Conducts project reviews manages reporting and monitors business case alignment Vendor Service Provider Oversight Validates vendor compliance with MSAs and evolving requirements Defines enforces and improves provider contracts and service performance IT Strategy Governance Support Contributes to IT strategic planning governance and budgeting processes Promotes effective estimation planning and financial accountability Continuous Improvement Implements CMMI or similar frameworks for measurable service improvements Analyzes feedback and drives initiatives to enhance stakeholder satisfaction Core Competencies Leadership Communication Leads with clarity vision and values skilled in change management and stakeholder alignment Execution Results Delivers high-performance outcomes through planning ownership and effective team management Problem-Solving Strong analytical and decision-making skills with a strategic mindset Technical Skills Experience 1012 years in software architecture and development including enterprise-scale integration and microservices Expert in Architecture Domain-Driven Design Event Sourcing Reactive Systems CQRS Orchestration Choreography Tech Stack Java 19 Spring Boot WebFlux Kafka GraphQL GraalVM Docker Kubernetes DAPR AWS EKS Fargate Serverless WebAssembly DevOps GitOps CI CD Istio OpenTelemetry monitoring tracing OPA Tools Platforms Akana Mulesoft Apigee API Gateway Micrometer Languages Java Python Node js Led cloud-native application development using Spring Boot Play Akka Hands-on experience with API platforms backend services databases networking and containerized infrastructure Delivered large-scale integration solutions in hybrid onshore-offshore Agile environments Education Certifications Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience Certifications in cloud architecture Agile methodologies and application platforms preferred Work location Hyderabad India Work mode Hybrid