Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer

McLean, VA, United States and 1 more (Remote)

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Job Info

Job Identification

212710

Job Category

Technology

Posting Date

07/01/2026, 08:11 AM

Job Schedule

Full time

Locations

Hilton Worldwide Hdqtrs

Home Office - California

(Remote)

Equal Opportunity Employer

EOE, including disability/vets

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You

Location

7930 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22102 (position allows 100% full remote work from anywhere in the U.S.)

What will I be doing?

Design, develop, document, and troubleshoot web-service integrations (SOAP, REST, etc.) across cloud environments in collaboration with engineers and business partners. Lead development, integration, and testing of distributed, high-capacity, multi-function service infrastructures supporting large-scale user bases. Work with the Agile/Scrum teams to deliver guest experiences aligned with established architectural standards. Write and test code with comprehensive unit testing and partner with product teams to address platform needs. Develop backend services using Java and build frontend frameworks with JSP and React.js. Implement secure and reliable systems by applying authentication and encryption mechanisms, and actively monitoring system health using Splunk, Dynatrace, and Datadog. Requires up to 10% domestic travel.

Salary

$175,500 to $179,500 per year

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability Ins., 401(k), Life Insurance, PTO & etc.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, foreign equivalent, or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field and five (5) years of progressive experience in Technology, Software Engineering, or a related occupation.

Requires progressive experience in full-cycle software development within Agile environments; utilizing Spring Batch, PostgreSQL, data structures, algorithms, and microservice architecture; building HTML, CSS, JSP, React.js, RESTful/GraphQL APIs using Java and Spring Boot; working with caching solutions such as Redis or AWS ElastiCache; leveraging AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, IAM), Docker, Kubernetes, and GitHub; driving full-stack architecture and code quality through rigorous testing by implementing unit tests using Junit 5, Mockito, and Selenium; and maintaining and optimizing databases to ensure reliability, performance, and scalability.

TO APPLY

Apply to Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc. at https://jobs.hilton.com using req. #212710 or submit your resume to jobapplication@hilton.com. Please include the job title and requisition # in the subject line of the e-mail.

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