Senior Software Engineer

Powering the agentic revolution in travel. Sabre is an AI-native technology leader, backed by one of the world’s largest travel data clouds. Built on an open, modular, cloud-native architecture, Sabre serves as the backbone for both established leaders and bold, new disruptors, guiding them to the next age of travel retailing through intelligent, connected, and personalized experiences. With AI at its core and operating at unparalleled scale, Sabre transforms insights into innovation, empowering airlines, hoteliers, agencies and other partners to retail, distribute and fulfill travel worldwide.

Job Description for Internal & External Hiring

Senior Software Engineer – PHP, Java Spring Boot & Cloud ( Airline Domain)

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with strong experience in PHP and Java, building and supporting open systems in the airline/travel domain. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, high-availability systems that support mission-critical airline operations such as reservations, ticketing, inventory, check-in, and flight operations.

The ideal candidate will be technically hands-on, comfortable working in complex distributed environments, and capable of collaborating across product, architecture, and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade applications using PHP and Java in an open systems architecture
• Build and enhance microservices and APIs supporting airline business workflows (booking, ticketing, flight, customer, etc.)
• Work on high-volume, low-latency systems handling large-scale transactional data
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, SRE, and QA teams to deliver reliable solutions
• Participate in system design, technical reviews, and architectural discussions
• Modernize legacy systems and support gradual migration to cloud-native platforms
• Ensure code quality through best practices, reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD
• Troubleshoot production issues and support critical releases and cutovers
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team technical standards

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of hands-on software development experience
• Strong proficiency in PHP (Laravel, Symfony, Zend or equivalent)
• Strong proficiency in Java (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, J2EE)
• Experience working with Open Systems (Linux/Unix-based environments)
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, integration patterns, and messaging systems
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.)
• Familiarity with microservices architecture, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Strong debugging, performance tuning, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery models

Domain Experience (Mandatory / Strongly Preferred)

• Airline or Travel Industry experience
• Exposure to systems such as:
  • Check-in / DCS
  • Flight Operations
• Experience integrating with GDS systems (Sabre) is a strong plus

Nice to Have

• Cloud experience (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Event-driven architectures (Kafka, JMS, RabbitMQ)
• Experience supporting 24x7 mission-critical systems
• Knowledge of airline industry standards and regulations
• Prior experience in large-scale migrations or modernization programs

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional, global teams
• Ownership mindset with a focus on quality and reliability
• Ability to balance feature delivery with system stability

Level & Career Path

• Senior Software Engineer / Lead Software Engineer
• Opportunity to grow into Technical Lead or Architect roles

We will give careful consideration to your application and review your details against the position criteria. You will receive separate notification as your application progresses.

Please note that only candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role will proceed in the selection process.