Director Software Development Engineering

Director Software Development Engineering US Langley UK.

Travel obsessed Big tech fan Hey youre in good company. If you want to be part of the industry that makes the world go round then look no further.

Travelport is the brains behind lots of your travel bookings- plane car or hotel. Our technology is used to book that magical holiday infamous bachelorette party or long overdue school reunion. While we cant solve mosquito bites or lost luggage we can simplify a lot of the technical parts of travel and were looking for the best thinkers to help us do it.

Were hiring right now for a Director Software Development Engineering! Search for #Travelport on LinkedIn and hear from our amazing team.

How youll make an impact:

The roleis a strong fit for someonewith proven experience managing data pipelines at-scalewho enjoyspairing withProduct andData Science tobuildmachine learning feedback loops that will be exposed by traditional REST APIs andAI nativeAPIs.

Your role in action:

• Lead the design and buildour AI native travel search APIsby building machine learning feedback loops fronted by MCP servers.
• Create repeatable andcost effectivepatterns for deploying and running data pipelines at-scale.
• Collaborate with Data Science ondesigning data pipelines that simplify training models andbringingmodels to production.
• Act as a mentor and technical partner for teams helping engineers build confidence with new tooling and delivery processes.
• Balance hands-on technical contribution with the ability to influence communicate and drive change across the organization.

Could this be you

• Strong experience designing and managing data pipelineswith Kafka Iceberg and Spark in a Kubernetes environment.
• Good working knowledge of AWS including how to build securescalableand automated cloud environments.
• Comfortable workingwithacrossmultiple teamstoidentifyandimplementworking solutions.
• Experience leading change across engineering teams including adoption of new toolsprocessesand standards.
• Hands-on experiencedeveloping MCPs.

Discover why our teams love working here:

Where do we start! Our benefits package includes:

230 USD annually

We believe all employees contribute to the success of the company and should be able to share in that success which is why all jobs are eligible to participate in our bonus program with any payouts being subject to individual and company performance. We offer a comprehensive benefit program that includes medical dental vision employer paid Disability and Basic Life Insurance Voluntary life options a competitive 401(k) match as well as many other voluntary benefits to fit your specific needs. We make health and wellness a priority and offer a generous paid time off policy hybrid working model as well as contributing to our communities with an annual volunteer day off. We also offer a New Child leave policy where the birthing parent receives 16 weeks of paid time off and the non-birthing parent receives 8.

Your journey at Travelport starts here- apply now!

We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform crucial job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation if needed.