Software Systems Engineer Contributor - IX Platform
About the job
- Practical experience in Java backend development and a solid understanding of core JDK concepts, including collections, streams, concurrency basics, and JVM fundamentals.
- Proven experience building or maintaining backend services and REST APIs, including request handling, validation, error handling, and authentication basics.
- A solid understanding of microservices concepts, service boundaries, inter-service communication, and deployment patterns.
- Familiarity with cloud-native concepts, preferably Google Cloud Platform, including containerized applications, logging, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Exposure to messaging and event-driven systems such as Kafka, Pub/Sub, JMS, or similar tools.
- Working knowledge of relational databases, SQL queries, and basic NoSQL concepts.
- Hands-on experience with Git, automated testing, build tools, dependency management, and Agile delivery methodologies.
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills and clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Develop, test, and maintain backend services using Java and modern JDK features, following established engineering practices.
- Build, extend, and document RESTful APIs based on defined contracts, technical designs, and error-handling standards.
- Contribute to microservice architectures, focusing on service logic, configuration, communication patterns, and deployment readiness.
- Work with cloud-native technologies within Google Cloud Platform, including containerized services, managed cloud components, logging, and deployment pipelines.
- Implement and maintain messaging and event-driven components using queues, event streams, and asynchronous processing.
- Develop database access logic and write SQL queries across relational and NoSQL databases to support data consistency and performance.
- Write unit, integration, and component tests, fix defects, and participate in code reviews to maintain quality.
- Investigate and debug production and integration issues using logs, monitoring tools, API traces, and database queries, with guidance from senior team members when needed.
- Collaborate with senior engineers, QA, Product, Architecture, SRE, and Delivery teams to clarify requirements and deliver technical assignments.
- Deliver assigned engineering tasks reliably with guidance from senior team members.
- Follow established architecture, coding standards, testing practices, and delivery processes.
- Communicate progress, risks, and blockers clearly.
- Ask questions early when requirements, designs, or technical expectations are unclear.
- Gradually build broader platform, domain, and operational ownership over time.
- Experience with Spring Boot, Spring Framework, or similar Java frameworks.
- Hands-on exposure to Google Cloud Platform services such as GKE, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, or Cloud Build.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes basics, Helm, or containerized environments.
- Familiarity with OpenAPI/Swagger, API gateways, OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, or enterprise identity integrations.
- Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, Redis, or Elasticsearch.
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, or infrastructure automation tools.
- Domain experience in travel, airline technology, retailing, booking, or high-scale transaction systems.
About the company
Sabre provides technology and distribution services for the global travel industry, operating a global distribution system that connects airlines, hotels, and travel agencies to search, book, and manage travel reservations. It began as American Airlines’ internal mainframe for bookings, schedules, and inventory and later expanded to serve other airlines and travel providers. Its advantage comes from being an early, wide-reaching distribution backbone with a large network and end-to-end capabilities across travel suppliers. The goal is to connect travel providers with customers on a scalable platform that simplifies searching, booking, and managing travel worldwide.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Southlake, Texas
Founded
1960
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What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 revenue reached $712 million, with normalized EBITDA up 19%.
- Sabre raised 2026 EBITDA guidance to about $600 million after stronger execution.
- China Eastern, Kenya Airways, and Riyadh Air wins validate Sabre's airline modernization push.
What critics are saying
- Sabre issued $1.35 billion secured notes on September 15, 2026, at 9.875%.
- 2026 restructuring costs near $60 million signal continued margin pressure after Hospitality Solutions sale.
- Debt remains heavy; a weak 2027 bookings slowdown threatens refinancing leverage and equity value.
What makes Sabre unique
- Sabre Mosaic spans airlines, agencies, hotels, and payments across 190 countries.
- Kenya Airways chose Sabre on September 22, 2026, for core retailing systems.
- Orchestra and ZentrumHub integrations deepen Sabre distribution without new developer connections.
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3%almatar taps AI-native Sabre Mosaic(R) platform to fuel growth and smarter traveler servicing. Sabre's technology continues to drive almatar's momentum - including new markets, rising New Distribution Capability (NDC) bookings, and smoother servicing for travelers. SOUTHLAKE, Texas and RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - WEBWIRE - Tuesday, October 6, 2026 A year into its renewed and enhanced partnership with Sabre (NASDAQ: SABR), almatar, one of the fastest-growing online travel agencies in the Middle East, continues to see that technology drive improved business and customer experience results - from entering new markets and growing NDC bookings to faster, more reliable flight servicing for travellers. almatar has expanded its use of Sabre's AI-native Mosaic platform - broadening its use of APIs, NDC capabilities, and a range of shopping, automation and analytics tools designed to improve efficiency and enhance the customer experience. The platform's modular design means almatar can add new capabilities as needs arise, as it did most recently to strengthen rebooking and servicing capabilities. Sabre's technology is now helping almatar's teams manage flight changes and cancellations faster and more accurately, at a moment when travellers and airlines across the region and beyond are contending with operational and geopolitical uncertainty. The improvement comes from the use of Sabre Mosaic(R) Exchange and Refund and AI-native Sabre Mosaic Flight Reshop, that combined automates the search for alternative flight options and the complex calculations behind flight exchanges - rebooking costs, refund eligibility and disruption waivers - work that would otherwise take significant manual effort for almatar advisors. The result: quicker, more reliable outcomes for travellers when their plans change. almatar has also extended its reach into multiple African markets, while continuing to grow its presence across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar. In addition, it has driven strong growth in Sabre Mosaic NDC bookings, reflecting rising regional demand for modern airline retailing offers. "Our continued partnership with Sabre reflects our shared focus on innovation and growth," said Faisal Alrajhi, CEO & Co-founder, almatar. "By combining Sabre's advanced technology with our ambitious vision, we are well positioned to continue to accelerate our expansion and deliver differentiated value to travellers across the region." almatar has already established itself as a high-growth digital travel platform aligned with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, playing an active role in supporting the Kingdom's ambitions to diversify its economy and strengthen its travel and tourism sector. The expanded partnership with Sabre is enabling almatar to accelerate these efforts. "We're proud to be part of almatar's growth journey. As their strategic technology partner, Sabre is helping support that momentum through continued investment in innovative technology, global reach, and the power of our enterprise platform, delivered with the agility and flexibility of a modern startup tech stack, said Ramzi Al-Qassab, Managing Director for the Middle East, Türkiye, Africa and Eastern Europe."Together, we're enabling innovation in one of the most dynamic travel markets globally. Our expanded agreement underscores almatar's role as one of the region's fastest-growing OTAs, where their unique customer-centric focus on the traveller experience is enabled through the technology driving the next phase of growth across the region's vital travel ecosystem." About almatar Born in Riyadh in 2019, almatar was founded to revolutionise travel through technology, passion, and customer-centric innovation. Aligned & inspired by Saudivision 2030, almatar is led and driven by young & determined innovators who are determined to transform the travel experience, enhancing the way travelers feel throughout their journey. As a tech-driven brand, we leverage the latest technology to bring you innovative travel solutions that are intuitive, efficient, and fun to use. From the moment you book to the moment you land at your destination; we're with you every step of the way. WebWireID361499 This news content was configured by WebWire editorial staff. Linking is permitted. Distribute your news. * Every day, hundreds of individuals and companies choose WebWire to distribute their news. * WebWire places your news within numerous highly trafficked news search engines generating leads and publicity. * Submit Your Release Now!
Sabre strengthens Orchestra partnership with single API integration. Single API spans NDC, EDIFACT, LCC B2B technology platform Orchestra has strengthened its partnership with distribution specialist Sabre, integrating a single API that aggregates all airline content - NDC, EDIFACT and low-cost carriers - while enabling personalised distribution strategies and automating after-sales management. By embedding Sabre's technologies within Orchestra and the Travelsoft Transport Hub, the partners aim to streamline distribution and automate post-booking workflows - changes, cancellations and exchanges - which had previously been time-consuming for teams. "Our collaboration with Sabre now goes beyond access to airline content," said Mikel Otxandorena, VP, hospitality & transport at Orchestra. "It allows us to give tour operators and travel agencies greater flexibility in their distribution strategy and to automate complex operations, particularly in after-sales. It's this combination of rich content and operational efficiency that we intend to keep developing with Sabre." Sabre is also offering a Multi-tickets capability to build complex itineraries, which both companies describe as "a genuine growth lever for partners". "By drawing on cutting-edge technologies, our ambition is to optimise the operational efficiency of travel professionals and maximise their profitability," said Richard Addey, senior regional director at Sabre Corporation. "Deepening our partnership with Orchestra fully aligns with this, allowing us to roll out a unified, high value-added and differentiating offer in the market."
Sabre promotes Fiona Richards to South Pacific role. / Posted on 28 September, 2026 14:51 Sabre has appointed Fiona Richards as regional director, South Pacific, overseeing customer and partner engagement across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Richards has spent more than 20 years with Sabre. Most recently, she led a commercial team responsible for customer relationships and commercial initiatives across the region. In her new role, she will focus on customer and partner relationships and opportunities across the agency, corporate, wholesale and online travel segments.
Sabre opens Sponsored Listings to Koddi's travel media platform. Move makes its 'easier' for suppliers to incorporate the channel into wider media strategies Sabre has made its Sponsored Listings inventory available through Koddi Demand, giving hotel advertisers access to paid placements within the travel technology firm's agency booking workflow. The integration allows hotel brands to manage and measure Sabre Sponsored Listings alongside other travel media campaigns through Koddi Demand. Sponsored Listings enables hotels to promote their properties within the shopping and booking workflow used by travel advisors and corporate travel bookers using Sabre Mosaic Agency Workspace. The placements are designed to give hotel advertisers greater visibility while travel sellers are searching for and selecting accommodation on behalf of customers. Sabre said its Mosaic platform connects travel sellers in more than 190 countries, giving hotel advertisers access to a B2B audience at the point of booking. The integration also brings Sabre's advertising inventory into Koddi Demand's existing media management infrastructure, which supports campaign activation, forecasting, pacing and attribution. Chris Heike, VP of operations and programme management at Koddi, said the integration would allow hotels to add Sabre to broader travel media strategies without creating separate buying and measurement workflows. "Sabre gives advertisers access to an incredibly valuable audience at an important moment in the booking process," he said. John Peebles, general manager of Media at Sabre, said making Sponsored Listings available through Koddi Demand would make it easier for suppliers to incorporate the channel into wider media strategies. The move comes as travel media expands beyond consumer-facing OTAs and metasearch into B2B booking environments, giving suppliers opportunities to pay for visibility within the systems used by travel professionals. Sabre's Sponsored Listings are targeted at travel advisors and travel management companies, while Koddi Demand provides a single technology layer for hotel marketers managing sponsored placements across multiple travel platforms. The integration adds Sabre to Koddi Demand's growing travel media ecosystem as hotel advertisers increasingly look to manage fragmented advertising inventory across marketplaces, OTAs and other travel platforms from a single system.
Kenya Airways partners with Sabre to enhance customer experience through upgrade to modern retailing platform. Nairobi, Kenya, 22 September 2026- Kenya Airways has selected Sabre (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading travel technology company to implement a modern, new retailing platform across the airline. The platform will become the operational and commercial backbone of Kenya Airways' business, supporting reservations, ticketing, inventory management and airport check-in, replacing the airline's current system, which has served Kenya Airways for more than two decades.