Data Engineer

Overview

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

Choice Hotels has an exciting new opportunity as a Staff Data Engineer in the Sky Touch Technology division
. Sky Touch 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 Sky Touch Software Engineering - Data, you will drive enterprise-wide impact by shaping scalable, reliable data architectures and standards that enable teams to deliver trusted data, accelerate innovation, and support long-term business strategy.

• Define and evolve the long-term data architecture and technical standards across teams and platforms
• Design and oversee highly scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient data systems using cloud technologies (e.g., AWS)
• Lead complex, cross-domain data initiatives that span multiple teams, systems, and business functions
• Serve as a technical authority and escalation point for complex data engineering challenges and architectural decisions
• Establish best practices for data quality, reliability, observability, security, and governance across the organization
• Drive alignment on data modeling, integration patterns, and platform usage to reduce duplication and technical debt
• Partner with engineering, analytics, and business leaders to translate strategic goals into technical data solutions
• Mentor senior engineers and influence technical growth through design reviews, architecture forums, and technical guidance
• Identify systemic risks and opportunities within the data ecosystem and proactively propose improvements
• Balance near-term delivery with long-term platform health, scalability, and sustainability

• 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 8+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or platform engineering roles
• Proven experience designing and evolving large-scale, cloud-based data platforms in AWS
• Experience leading cross-team, multi-system data initiatives with long-term architectural impact
• Demonstrated ownership of mission-critical production data systems
• Experience influencing technical direction across teams without direct people management
• Expert-level knowledge of cloud data architectures and AWS data services
• Advanced data modeling and data warehousing design expertise
• Acts as a trusted technical authority, guiding architectural decisions, mentoring senior engineers, and influencing outcomes across teams
• Strong programming skills (Python, SQL, and/or Spark)
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, performance tuning, and scalability
• Infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and automation expertise
• 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
• Designing for reliability, observability, fault tolerance, and cost efficiency at scale
• Implementing organization-wide standards for data quality, security, and governance
• Identifying and reducing technical debt across data platforms
• Demonstrates key competencies to include managing complexity, valuing differences, and cultivating innovation

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 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…