Senior Data Engineer

** 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 has an exciting new opportunity as a Senior Data Engineer in the SkyTouch Technology division. SkyTouch Technology, is an independently operated division of Choice Hotels that provides the most widely used cloud-based (SaaS) hotel property management system. As a key member of our SkyTouch Software Engineering - Data, you will drive the design and reliability of our data ecosystem, ensuring high-quality, scalable data is always available to power analytics, reporting, and innovation.

Are you a successful Senior Data Engineer that takes end-to-end ownership of data systems, balancing technical excellence with business needs? Do you proactively communicate, design scalable and reliable solutions, and ensure data quality, performance, and operational stability? The #SkysTheLimit when you #MakeItYourChoice! We encourage you to apply today!

Your Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable data pipelines using AWS services such as S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, EMR, and Athena.
• Architect and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and storage solutions for both batch and real-time data processing
• Lead the development of data models and schemas that support analytics, reporting, and machine learning use cases
• Ensure data quality, reliability, and performance through monitoring, alerting, and automated validation frameworks
• Optimize cost and performance of AWS data solutions through efficient resource usage and tuning
• Collaborate with other data engineers, analysts, and product teams to translate business requirements into technical data solutions
• Establish and enforce best practices for data governance, security, and compliance, including IAM, encryption, and access controls
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level data engineers
• Participate in architectural and code reviews, technical decision-making, and long-term data platform strategy

Your Experience, Skills & Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in related field Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience building and maintaining production data pipelines, with at least 2–3 years of hands-on experience using AWS data services (e.g., S3, Glue, Redshift, EMR, Athena, Lambda, Kinesis) and how to architect them together
• Strong programming skills in Python SQL, and/or Spark, with experience building production-grade data pipeline
• Data modeling expertise for analytical and operational use cases (star/snowflake schemas, dimensional modeling)
• Experience with batch and streaming data processing frameworks
• Ability to design scalable, fault-tolerant, and cost-efficient data architectures
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, data partitioning, and performance tuning
• Expertise in data quality, observability, and reliability practices
• Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance best practices
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills across data pipelines and cloud infrastructure
• Demonstrates key competencies to include managing complexity, valuing differences, and cultivating innovation

Your Team

This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Manager of Software Engineering - Data. You will have 14 peer teammates and collaborate with cross functional departments 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 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.

North Bethesda, MD — Located at , 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