Software Engineer

Job description

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I. Summary of the role

Amadeus is a leading provider of IT solutions for the global travel industry. Our North American R&D group in the Greater Boston area is expanding and looking for experienced enthusiastic motivated and talented technical business analyst to join our team!

Our Application - Customer management is part of the Altea suite product Airline IT division. This is a system which provides check-in, baggage and boarding services to approximately 125 airlines and about a billion airline passengers each year. The team is composed of Technical Business Analysts and Software Engineers. The team has close interactions with American carriers that help build a strong and collaborative relationship. Agile and flexible working styles and methodologies are favored in order to deliver high quality software and shorten the delivery timeline for the customer. Within Amadeus, the CMG team works closely with teams across multiple sites (London, Nice, Bangalore, Sydney, Miami), applications (DCS Customer Management, DCS Flight Management, Inventory, Reservation, Ticketing Merchandising) and groups (R&D, Product Management, Implementation, Global Operations). We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced software developers who will be in charge of design coding and help development and the evolution of these components.

The Software developer is a key member of the team who is learning to master the Atlea PSS business, and is becoming a key player in the design analyzing and coding phases for the development of new - and enhancement of existing - software solutions, and delivers projects on time. As a Software developer, you will be working all the functionalities of the Altea Departure Control Customer management system. The product interacts extensively with other application in Amadeus and also external airline applications. Being mission critical application high quality of delivery is a must and optimization of the code is needed to improve performances.

What do we offer:

· A collaborative flexible organization with teams spread across the world
· Opportunities to lead and innovate/drive a new idea with management support
· Opportunity to learn and grow in a fast paced, fun and dynamic environment

II. Main Responsiblities

- Analyze user needs and design, code, test, debug, document and maintain software solutions.

- Define technical requirements for development of new or improvement of existing software solutions.

- Design technical solutions and perform feasibility studies.

- Propose viable technical solutions to Product Management product definition Solution managers Implementation managers and/or users for validation.

- Model, design and implement databases as necessary

- Develop software according to Amadeus Standards.

- Conduct unit, package and performance tests of the software and ensure a level of quality in line with the Amadeus guidelines.

- Participate in the validation / acceptance phase of the product cycle ensuring the fine-tuning necessary to finalize the product

- Produce software documentation necessary for the application and issue it to the requesting departments.

- Support the end user in the Production phase by debugging existing software solutions in response to Problem Tracking Records (PTR) and Change Requests (CR) issued from Product Management or Product Definition

III. Requirements

Education : Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent

Relevant work experience:

· 0 – 2 years of software experience with a bachelor’s degree
· 0 years of experience with master’s degree (specify based on language – C++, Java, etc.)

Business understanding : Knowledge of travel industry is a plus

Skills :

Computing :

· Technical skills in any combination of: C++, Python, Java, AngularJS
· Strong understanding of design-patterns and object-oriented languages
· Oracle, SQL, UML Modeling skills

Languages : Fluent English is a must

Specific knowledge :

· Travel industry IT experience is a plus
· Agile experience/knowledge preferred

Other :

· Strong team player with collaborative mindset
· Passionate about, and committed to delivering high quality software
· Fast, thorough and autonomous learner who also understands prioritization
· Innovative thinker within established framework
· Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
· Ability to express ideas and opinions clearly, both in oral and written format
· Ability to identify and resolve project issues quickly and effectively
· Interested in, and eager to learn new technologies and methodologies
· Ability to maintain a proactive and positive attitude in a fast paced, changing environment
· Thrives in a multi-cultural, global organization

Our diversity commitment: equality, diversity and inclusion are part of who we are. We’re committed to equal opportunities and treatment regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, beliefs, sexual orientation or disability.

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