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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER II

***This is a Hybrid position located in Chicago, IL

Egencia is one of the world's leading corporate travel management companies and is part of American Express Global Business Travel.
We work with clients to ensure their employees have a phenomenal experience when they travel for work.
We also help companies understand their business travel expenses and fulfill their duty of care.
We seek a Full Stack Engineer to join our team of experienced software developers.

The Egencia Search team builds features and tools to empower our travelers to search for all our product offerings and allow travelers to book their complete trips on the platform. The team's responsibilities span web development and backend micro-services using multiple languages and frameworks including Java, React, Spring, and Kotlin.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Contribute to refining business requirements
• Help design, build and maintain high-quality software systems
• Write unit, automation, and integration tests to ensure the quality of your product.
• Collaborate with teams across the organization and regions
• Participate in design and code reviews
• Seek new skills to improve your work and organizational practices
• Enthusiastically look for ways to make our customers' experiences better

WHO YOU ARE:

• Bachelor's / Master’s in Computer Science or related technical field; or equivalent related professional experience
• 2+ years of developing enterprise web applications in Java development environment a must
• Strong experience in front-end web technologies including JavaScript, Node, or React
• Excellent problem-solving and strong communication skills
• Experience supporting the infrastructure and deployment pipelines of applications
• Experience applying engineering principles to improve existing systems
• Communicates with clarity and precision, presenting complex information in a concise format

Relocation (Y/N): N

     

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

     

     

The US national annual base salary range for this position is from $60,000 to $120,000.  The national range provided includes the base salary that Egencia expects to pay for the role.  Actual base salary will be based on factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and work location.

In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for an annual Performance Based Incentive, which rewards participants based on company performance.  For information about our comprehensive US benefits programs and eligibility, please review our Benefits-at-a-Glance document.

Benefits at a glance

     

     

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more.

• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with global tuition assistance, access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

• We strive to champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in every aspect of our business at GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global Inclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

• Wellbeing resources to support mental and emotional health for you and your immediate family.

• And much more!

This role is for Egencia LLC (“Egencia” or the “Company”), a member of the American Express Global Business Travel family of companies.

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!