***This role is based at our corporate office in Memphis, TN***

This is your chance to be a part of an in-house Technology team that's creating consumer-facing, the latest technologies revolutionizing the hospitality industry around the world! As a Lead Software Engineer - Connected Room you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. In the Connected Room team, reporting to the Senior Lead Solutions Architect Connected Room, you will support projects involving smartphone capabilities like Hilton Connected Room, which allow for integrated entertainment, temperature, and lighting controls. Hilton's Global Technology team creates the hospitality experience of the future. This experience is for our guests, owners, and Team Members.

 
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: 110 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.

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 will be like:

• Develop complex PHP applications
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code using PHP (Laravel, Symfony, or similar frameworks).
• Develop UI on React. Write clean, reusable, and efficient React code.
• Collaborate with teams to develop backend features and APIs
• Ensure consistency to coding standards/procedures and participate in code reviews
• Ensure that all solution development is aligned to architectural standards throughout the Agile development process
• Ensure high availability, performance, and security of web applications
• Demonstrate proficiency in multiple technology stacks in use to code/configure quality solutions that require limited rework and meet business / end-user needs by adhering to the standard methodologies

How you will collaborate with others:

• Work together with the Product, Business, QA, Support team and external partners during daily scrum and schedule meetings.

What you will take ownership of:

• Migrate the current platform to the React framework.
• Manage current PHP projects involves best practices in technical implementation, and ongoing maintenance.

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 work experience in PHP development, including expertise in one or more PHP frameworks
• Two (2) years of development experience in the React.js JavaScript framework
• Four (4) years of experience with relational databases like MySQL or similar
• Knowledge of RESTful API design and integration
• Experience with AWS, Docker, or other cloud technologies
• This is a hybrid role and requires being near our Memphis office location
• Travel up to 10%

It would be useful if you have:

• Bachelor's Degree, or Associate's Degree plus 7+ 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 related field
• Six (6) + years of work experience in PHP development, including expertise in one or more PHP framework
• Six (6) + years of work experience in React.js JavaScript framework development
• Six (6) + years of experience with relational databases like MySQL or similar
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with front-end build tools and bundlers
• Hospitality domain experience

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!

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.