About this role
Job Title
Summary of the Role
Join our API Management team to design and optimize secure, scalable API platforms that power digital transformation. You’ll work on innovative solutions that enable seamless connectivity and high-quality services for global customers.
Your Main Responsibilities
Guide the design and architecture of a secure, scalable API Gateway platform for high availability and resilience.
Ensure performance tuning, capacity planning, and scaling strategies for systems handling high transactions per second (TPS).
Implement automated security controls and testing within CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) pipelines.
Monitor and optimize cloud resource utilization and costs for operational efficiency.
Contribute hands-on development and provide clear code reviews to maintain quality and security standards.
About the Ideal Candidate
10+ years of experience in software engineering, including work on high-availability, low-latency systems.
Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js frameworks, with experience in Python or Java.
Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform or CloudFormation).
Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
Effective communication skills to explain technical concepts and collaborate across teams.
What we can offer you
🎯 A critical mission and purpose - At Amadeus, you will power the future of travel with a critical mission and extraordinary purpose. 
🌎 A truly global DNA - Everything at Amadeus is global, from our people to our business, which translates into our footprint, processes, and culture. 
🎓 Great opportunities to learn - Learning happens all the time and in many ways at Amadeus, from on-the-job training to formal activities, and daily interactions. 
🤗 A caring environment – Amadeus fosters a caring environment that supports both professional growth and personal well-being. 
💰 A complete rewards offer - Amadeus provides attractive compensation packages, including salary, bonus, caregiving and health benefits. 
🌈 A diverse, equitable, and inclusive community – We are committed to enabling each employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment. 
📈 A Reliable Company - Trust and reliability are fundamental to shaping our relationships with customers, partners, and employees. 
Diversity & Inclusion
Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience. 
Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law. 
Other facts
About Amadeus
We make the experience of travel better for everyone, everywhere by inspiring innovation, partnerships and responsibility to people, places and planet.
Our technology powers the travel and tourism industry.
We inspire more connected ways of thinking, centered around the traveler.
Our platform connects the travel and hospitality ecosystem. We are making travel a force for social and environmental good.
We are passionate about travel. With a unique perspective, at the heart of our industry, we are redesigning the travel of tomorrow.
What you'll do
- The Principal Engineer will guide the design and architecture of a secure, scalable API Gateway platform, ensuring high availability and resilience. They will also implement automated security controls and monitor cloud resource utilization for operational efficiency.
Ready to join Amadeus?
Take the next step in your career journey