Software Engineer 1 - Finance Technology

** This role is not eligible for sponsorship AND is four days onsite hybrid at our N. Scottsdale office ** 

Who are we looking for?

Choice Hotels, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has an exciting new opportunity as our Software Engineer 1 in the Finance Technology Domain. The Finance Technology is the team that creates solutions to advance and move financial technologies forward at Choice Hotels. As a key member of our Finance Technology team, you will work alongside some of the most talented and dynamic professionals as they work to provide exceptional finance and billing-related solutions. 

Are you curious, bright, driven, bold, and enjoy working with the latest technologies, technically savvy and customer-facing skills?  Then this opportunity is for you.  If you are willing to work hard, looking for a place to learn and grow, and have the skills we would like to hear from you. We invite you to apply today for our Software Engineer 1 role today and #MakeItYourChoice.

Your Responsibilities

• Be a key player on the development of enterprise-grade financial applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and adherence to architectural standards.

• Assist on building robust, modular software components that support ERP and EPM integrations, billing and accounting workflows.

• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release activities to deliver high-quality financial solutions.

• Implement security protocols and maintain compliance with financial regulations and corporate standards.

• Drive seamless integration between ERP systems and financial applications to support billing cycles and reporting.

• Apply coding standards and collaborate on best practices within the team.

Your Experience, Skills & Competencies 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related STEM field, from a four-year college or university or equivalent experience

• Understanding knowledge of the software development lifecycle: design, functional and technical requirements, coding, debugging, testing, release, and operational support.

Knowledge of

• Spring framework, Spring, REST

• Programming Languages: Java, Python, or similar.
• AWS Services: EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, Step Functions, API Gateway, CloudFront.
• DevOps Tools: Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD Pipelines.
• Infrastructure as Code: CloudFormation, Terraform.

• Security: IAM, Secrets Manager, encryption best practices.

• SQL: Query creation, query tunning, creation of tables, views and indexes.

Preferred

• At least 1 to 2 years’ experience as a full stack software developer

• Generative AI knowledge

• Familiarity with LLMs and prompt engineering

• AI Powered tools like Claude, ChatGPT

• Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven design

• AWS, Java or Python certification

Demonstrates key competencies to include action orientation, drive results and cultivating innovation by making use of AI as a regular part of the development lifecycle.

Your Team

This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Director, Software Engineering. You will have 6 peer teammates and collaborate with cross functional teams on a regular basis.

** This role is not eligible for sponsorship **

Choice prioritizes our associate wellbeing by offering a comprehensive benefits program that is both competitive and flexible to help you achieve your wellbeing goals - here are just a few:

• Competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Leave and paid time-off for holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious observance
• Financial benefits for retirement and health savings
• Employee recognition programs
• Discounts at Choice hotels worldwide

About Choice

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With 7,500 hotels in 45+ countries and territories, we offer a range of high-quality lodging options in the upper upscale, upper midscale, midscale, extended stay, and economy segments. We’re the hotel company for those who choose to bet on themselves — the striver, the dreamer, the entrepreneur — because that’s who we are, too.

At Choice, we are united by the simple belief that tomorrow will be even better than today — for associates, our company, and our franchisees. At our worldwide corporate headquarters in North Bethesda, Maryland, at our technology center in Scottsdale, Arizona, and through our associates around the globe, every voice is heard and every idea is listened to, no matter what area of the company they come from. We are united in supporting the entrepreneurial dreams of our thousands of franchise owners, which propels us forward — giving our work at Choice a purpose larger than our business.

Our corporate office locations:

North Bethesda, MD — Located at Pike & Rose, our worldwide headquarters is less than 15 miles from Washington, D.C., one block away from the North Bethesda Metro station, with easy access to I-495, complimentary parking, electronic charging stations, restaurants and retail.

Scottsdale, AZ — Located at the northwest corner of Loop 101, the Scottsdale office is home to our technology, eCommerce and customer service organizations, with easy access to complimentary parking, electronic charging stations, restaurants and retail.

Minneapolis, MN — Select roles are based in our Minneapolis office on Highway 394, near the intersection with Highway 100, only five minutes from downtown.

Field/Remote — Select roles designated as field/remote will require associates to work from a home office, connecting virtually with Choice team members and leadership on Zoom, with possible required travel depending on the role.  

Choice’s Cultural Values

Welcome and Respect Everyone | Be Bold | Be Quick | Listen | Be Curious | Show Integrity

Choice’s Leadership Principles

Act with Intention | Lead with Authenticity | Grow & Deliver