Director Software Engineering, Property Management Systems

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You

This role is based at our corporate office in Dallas, TX

This is your chance to be a part of an in-house Technology team that's creating consumer-facing, cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing the hospitality industry around the world! As a Director Software Engineering for the PEP product (Property Engagement Platform), you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the Software Engineering team reporting to Senior Director Software Engineering PEP, you will support projects including developing and deploying the property management software across various Hilton properties across the globe.

What you'll do during a typical day:

• Own and champion Software Engineering standards, development best practices, engineering efficiency, and software quality across the PEP platform.
• Build and drive adoption of modern software engineering principles, cloud-native architecture, distributed systems design, and scalable application development.
• Promote secure software development practices by incorporating security, identity, authentication, and authorization frameworks into the engineering lifecycle.
• Partner closely with Product, Architecture, Quality Engineering, and external software vendors to ensure successful technical delivery and alignment with Hilton technology strategy.
• Enhance onboarding and ongoing training to create a team of committed software engineers and technical analysts.
• Define and implement engineering metrics, code review standards, and operational KPIs that improve development efficiency, quality, and production stability.
• Leverage Hilton team to provide technical oversight and architectural governance for vendor-delivered solutions, ensuring secure, scalable, maintainable, and high-quality implementations.
• Drive observability, resiliency, and operational excellence through monitoring, logging, alerting, incident response, and production support best practices.
• Keep up to date with emerging trends and technologies in software development and identify opportunities to incorporate new tools and techniques into our development process.

How you'll collaborate with others:

• You will collaborate with multiple teams including Product, Design, and Architecture to drive efficiency, standards, and maintain the technical integrity of property management technology.
• Be an engaged member of a software engineering team working with business team members daily, identifying and documenting their needs.
• Work with external vendor to deliver enhancements/fixes on PMS system.
• Use a customer-centric approach to create and manage business and technology processes.

Projects you'll take ownership of:

• Overall technical implementation for our next generation, cloud-based property management system known as PEP (Property Engagement Platform).

What It Takes to Make the Stay

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Ten (10) Years of professional work experience in Technology or related field
• Six (6) Years of management or supervisory experience
• Strong leadership experience over teams responsible for business-critical software platforms in a global, 24x7 operational environment
• Experience leading software delivery practices, including DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, production operations, and incident management
• Experience building and operating cloud-native, distributed applications on AWS using modern architecture, integration, and API design principles
• Experience driving application performance, scalability, reliability, and security across enterprise platforms and data environments
• This is a hybrid role, onsite at least 3 days a week and is required to be near our Dallas office location
• Travel up to 25%

It would be useful if you have:

• Bachelor's Degree, or Associate's Degree plus 6+ years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED plus 12+ years of Technology related experience
• Twelve (12) + years of professional work experience in Technology or related field
• Eight (8) + years of Management/Supervisory experience
• Experience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and highly available enterprise platforms.
• Experience with performance engineering, load testing, and capacity planning for large-scale applications.
• Experience with observability platforms, monitoring, logging, and production support tooling.
• Expanded database optimization language beyond basic SQL/NoSQL knowledge.

How We'll Help You Thrive

At Hilton, the hospitality we're known for doesn't end with our guests. We proudly invest in our Team Members' wellbeing, supporting you through all of life's moments. When you join Hilton, our exceptional care extends to you with unmatched perks and benefits, including*:

• Incredible travel perks – Enjoy 110 nights of deeply discounted travel, with room rates as low as $40/night at our world-class hotels through our Go Hilton travel program
• Own a piece of Hilton – Through our employee stock purchase program (ESPP), you can invest in Hilton shares at a 15% discount to help build your financial future
• Paid parental leave – Because family matters. We offer paid leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
• Personalized caregiving support – Access dedicated caregiving concierge services to help navigate caregiving for yourself and your loved ones
• Crisis concierge – In times of loss, our Crisis Concierge offers a single, compassionate point of contact for both practical support and emotional care
• Mental health resources – Your wellbeing comes first. Eligible Team Members can access free counseling and support through our best-in-class Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous paid time off (PTO) – Recharge, relax, and take time for what matters most
• Health & welfare benefits – From checkups to dental cleanings to new glasses, we offer a variety of health plans that keep you and your family covered
• Financial security for your future – Our retirement plans make it easier to save for what's next

*Benefits availability may vary depending on Team Member's location as well as terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of each specific program/plan.

Hilton offers its eligible team members a comprehensive benefits package to support their mental and physical well-being, so they can Thrive personally and professionally. The pay range for this role is $145,000 – $210,000 and is determined based on applicable and specialized experience and location. Subject to plan terms and conditions, you will be eligible to participate in the Hilton Annual Incentive (Bonus) Plan, consistent with other team members at the same level and/or position within the Company.

Join an Award-Winning Workplace Culture

At Hilton, we don’t just deliver exceptional experiences for our guests—we build an exceptional workplace for the Team Members who make it all possible. As a global leader in hospitality, we’ve welcomed more than 3 billion guests worldwide, all while staying true to our founding vision: to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality.

Our award-winning culture has earned us repeated recognition on the World’s Best Workplaces list by Great Place to Work and Fortune. With our suite of world-class brands, and a company-wide commitment to providing the best stay for every guest, we’re setting new standards for the future of travel.

Whether you’re starting your career or exploring something new, Hilton supports your journey every step of the way. Come for the job, stay for the career—and help us make every stay a little more magical.

Curious about life at Hilton? Explore our Careers Blog to see why we’re more than a great place to stay—we’re a great place to work.