Director Data & AI Platform Engineer

Director Data & AI Platform Engineer | US | Langley, UK.

Travel obsessed? Big tech fan? Hey, you’re in good company. If you want to be part of the industry that makes the world go round, then look no further. 

Travelport is the brains behind lots of your travel bookings- plane, car or hotel. Our technology is used to book that magical holiday, infamous long-awaited bucket list trip or that overdue school reunion. While we can’t solve mosquito bites or lost luggage, we can simplify a lot of the technical parts of travel, and we’re looking for the best thinkers to help us do it. 

We’re hiring right now for a Director Software Development Engineering! Search for #Travelport on LinkedIn and hear from our amazing team.

How you’ll make an impact:

The role is a strong fit for someone with proven experience managing data pipelines at-scale who enjoys pairing with Product and Data Science to build machine learning feedback loops that will be exposed by traditional REST APIs and AI native APIs.

Your role in action:

• Lead the design and build our AI native travel search APIs by building machine learning feedback loops fronted by MCP servers.
• Create repeatable and cost effective patterns for deploying and running data pipelines at-scale.
• Collaborate with Data Science on designing data pipelines that simplify training models and bringing models to production.
• Act as a mentor and technical partner for teams, helping engineers build confidence with new tooling and delivery processes.
• Balance hands-on technical contribution with the ability to influence, communicate and drive change across the organization.

Could this be you? 

• Strong experience designing and managing data pipelines with Kafka, Iceberg, and Spark in a Kubernetes environment.
• Kafka (data streaming)
• Spark (data processing)
• Iceberg (data lake management)
• Kubernetes (infrastructure/orchestration)
• Good working knowledge of AWS, including how to build secure, scalable and automated cloud environments.
• Comfortable working with across multiple teams to identify and implement working solutions.
• Experience leading change across engineering teams, including adoption of new tools, processes and standards.
• Hands-on experience developing MCPs.

Discover why our teams love working here: 

Where do we start! Our benefits package includes:

230 USD annually

We believe all employees contribute to the success of the company and should be able to share in that success, which is why all jobs are eligible to participate in our bonus program with any payouts being subject to individual and company performance. We offer a comprehensive benefit program that includes medical, dental, vision, employer paid Disability and Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary life options, a competitive 401(k) match, as well as many other voluntary benefits to fit your specific needs. We make health and wellness a priority and offer a generous paid time off policy, hybrid working model, as well as contributing to our communities with an annual volunteer day off.  We also offer a New Child leave policy, where the birthing parent receives 16 weeks of paid time off, and the non-birthing parent receives 8. 

Your journey at Travelport starts here- apply now!

We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.