Engineering Manager - Indirect Channel (Direct Connect API & Web)
Core
Lead technical architecture and engineering management for large-scale enterprise applications, API platforms, and GDS integrations to modernize legacy systems and enable seamless digital channel connectivity.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager / Lead Architect
Builds
Enterprise API platforms, microservices, cloud-native applications, and GDS integration layers
Domain
Travel technology, Global Distribution Systems (GDS), Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Enterprise architecture strategy, API-first design and governance, Microservices and distributed systems design, Cloud architecture (AWS), Legacy modernization (Mainframe/GDS), Engineering team leadership, Technical roadmap planning
Preferred skills
Experience with Apigee/3scale/RedSwift, Event-driven architecture (Kafka), Domain-driven design, Hybrid-cloud integration, OAuth2/OpenID Connect security patterns
Technologies
AWS (CloudFront, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, SQS/SNS), Apigee, 3scale, RedSwift, Kafka, Java/Spring Boot, Mainframe systems
Responsibilities
Define enterprise application architecture strategies aligned with business objectives, Architect highly available and scalable distributed systems, Lead modernization of GDS and legacy integrations, Manage multiple engineering teams and technical leads, Establish architectural standards for APIs and microservices, Drive technology decisions on build-vs-buy and integration patterns
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities