Principal Engineer

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Common accountabilities:

• Proficient in technical knowledge to ensure team performs at a high level. Is recognized as a leader in own area and may formally train Specialists/Senior Specialists.
• Understands how main business drivers may impact on own area. Can assess complex problems with broad impact on the activity, improve processes, recommend solutions and risk mitigation plans. Able to communicate complex information.
• Works with a high level of autonomy, based on management directions. Leads projects or contributes to broad cross-functional projects. May contribute to planning of resources and budget.
• Self-motivated, independent, and high-performance engineer who is impact and result driven with keen eye for hands-on execution.
• Takes end-to-end ownership of design, build, and maintenance of efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code.
• Regularly maintaining, updating, and upgrading / migrating to the latest and greatest version of dependencies/APIs/libraries.
• Feel at home in dealing with challenging technical problems, complex workflows in distributed systems environment.
• Identify bottlenecks, debug the root cause, fix, and deliver as per the process.
• Participate or coordinate in defining the operational requirements for Amadeus software deliveries.
• Presentation of solutions to management with fully documented and analyzed proposals.
• Interact with operational and development groups to maintain accuracy on Amadeus architectural knowledge.
• Coordinate the validation / acceptance phase of the product cycle ensuring the fine-tuning necessary to finalize the product.
• In case of incidents or problems, support and eventually coordinate the operational team diagnosis and recover from the service disruptions, report comprehensive status to management.
• Applies and champions the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of technical engineering products.
• Keeps abreast of technology trends and champions new ideas and process improvements.

Specific accountabilities:
Technical Excellence
Producing code of high quality with high efficiency
Work in each step of the product development cycle including creating technical requirements, leading complex feasibility studies, project planning, identifying dependencies and improvements
Investigate, analyze & give recommendations on the root causes of complex software and system defects
Solving problems / troubleshooting in a timely manner & with a high level of engagement
Foster applications that are easy to monitor and operate, to improve infrastructure availability
Apply best practices on code quality and security-safe code through non-functional requirements mastery, code reviews, coding guidelines, unit testing and code refactoring
Technological Acumen – cross disciplinary knowledge (ex. UI, network…)
Continuous Improvement
Suggest evolution of the component and make recommendations on how to manage the debt of the code / clean up the code
Improve the technical aspect of the project delivery and provide recommendations for engineering process improvement
Building cross-functional/technical teams & knowledge sharing
Work easily with others / ensure smooth communication
Consistently create successful engagement on projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams in driving operating and service excellence
Attending to PE community events
Contribute to the R&D cultural transformation and talent development through team members (junior members) technical coaching and mentoring (give an answer, provide feedback) – reactive is mandatory
Delivering trainings that have been defined – optional
Being a Developer advocate (depending on area of influence, going to hackathon, recruitment days, conference, participating to Opensource)

Skillset Requirements:

• Strong proficiency in Java with fair knowledge of the language specification
• DB exposure (SQL / No-SQL).
• Should be a quick learner and able to contribute to projects without much delay.
• Working knowledge in Cloud. Conversant in Azure – a plus.
• Expertise on Microservice Architecture and designing
• Should have idea on microservice using cloud native.

Other desired skills:

• Proficiency in cloud environment – Azure is a plus
• Experience in Agile methodologies – SAFe is a plus.
• Multithreaded programming
• Knowledge of Unit testing frameworks

Diversity & Inclusion

Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potentialby 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. 

Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receiveconsideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law.