Software Development Engineer

Software Development Engineer

About the Business Area/Department: Our Reservation team is the beating heart of many Amadeus products, handling critical steps in trip reservations, including booking, ticketing, and management of traveler records. We drive these functions for various travel content, such as air, land, and sea, and are accountable for our unique reservation platform used by both airlines and distribution actors. With the travel industry rapidly changing, our Reservation team is involved in key ongoing and new projects at the crossroads of all business units. This includes integrating the next generation of distribution interfaces to acquire airline content and enhancing the platform to optimize merchandising techniques for our customers. We also recognize the technical challenges of modernizing our platform, bringing reservation to the cloud, and clustering the platform.

Summary of the role: As a Software Development Engineer in the Reservation team, you will work closely with product definition analysts, quality assurance engineers, and product management to provide solutions to airlines, travel agents, and beyond. You will be accountable for the technical design and delivery of product functionalities based on solutions agreed upon with stakeholders (Customers, Product Management, Product Definition Analysts) and in line with the team vision. You will be responsible for developing new software solutions and maintaining existing code. You will interact closely with many development, PDA, QA, and DevOps members/teams in Amadeus, located all over the world. You will be integrated into a stimulating and collaborative environment, in a scrum team, where you can learn and grow quickly. You will work autonomously within defined processes and procedures or methodologies, take standard decisions, and may support the development of solutions to complex problems of a recurring nature.

In this role you’ll

• Analyze Specifications and Communication: Define user requirements for the development of new (or upgrade of existing) software solutions. Communicate and collaborate openly and constructively with all stakeholders (Product Analysts, Quality Assurance, Management, Train Leaders, etc.).
• Design Systems and Code: Design technical solutions and perform feasibility studies. Propose viable technical solutions to Product Management and/or users for validation. Ensure the sustainable evolution of the software architecture. Develop software according to Amadeus' guidelines and highest quality standards. Model, design, and implement databases.
• Test and Maintain the Software: Conduct unit, package, and performance tests to ensure a level of quality in line with Amadeus guidelines. Participate in the validation phase of the product cycle, fine-tuning when necessary to finalize the product. Support customers by debugging existing solutions in collaboration with the Product Manager or Product Definition Analyst. Support end users in production by performing the appropriate level of investigation in case of issues and proposing solutions in the shortest possible timeframe.
• Document Your Work: Produce software documentation necessary for the application and issue it to the requesting departments.
• Deploy Software: Deploy and maintain the software on different platforms.
• Perform other standard SRE activities such as machine reboot, role-switches, OSRS activations in PRO, etc.

About the ideal candidate

Experience in Software Engineering Object-Oriented Design Skills and knowledge of C++, C#, Java, Python
- code will be delivered in C++. Internal training will be provided if necessary on C++. Understanding of Algorithms and Design Patterns RDBMS/SQL(Oracle preferred, NOSQL like Couchbase is a plus). Protobuf, XML/JSON REST, and architecture knowledge of SOA/Events driven architecture. Knowledge of Unix/Linux systems and shellalong with basic notions of sysadmin. Good communication skills in English

What we can offer you

Get rewarded with competitive remuneration, individual and company annual bonus, vacation and holiday paid time off, health insurances and other competitive benefits.

Work hybrid at our Bogota office.

Professional development to broaden yourknowledge and enhance your skillswith on-line learning hubs packed with technical and soft skills training that allow you to develop and grow.

Enter a diverse and inclusive workplace, join one of the world’s top travel technology companies and take on a role that impacts millions of travelers around the globe.

Diversity & Inclusion

Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience.
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