Lead Service Delivery Engineer
Job Summary
Powering the agentic revolution in travel. Sabre is an AI-native technology leader backed by one of the worlds 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.
Role Summary
The Lead Service Delivery Data & Analytics is a senior individual contributor who serves as a technical delivery lead for complex Data & Analytics customer engagements.
This role works directly with airline customers and internal teams to execute welldefined solutions lead technical design and implementation and ensure highquality delivery outcomes. The Lead partners closely with Principals and Directors on solution shaping and execution while remaining handson with design coding and delivery leadership.
The Lead role represents a step beyond Senior Engineer with increased customer exposure technical ownership and execution accountability while operating with some guidance on overall solution direction.
Key Responsibilities
Customer Engagement & Technical Leadership
Participate in customer discussions to understand requirements constraints and delivery expectations.
Act as a senior technical point of contact for assigned customer engagements.
Build credibility with customer technical teams through strong execution and communication.
Support solution shaping and estimation activities led by Principals or Directors.
HandsOn Technical Execution
Lead technical design and implementation for assigned delivery workstreams.
Write productionquality Java and Python code for services integrations and data pipelines.
Review and guide implementation work by Senior and Midlevel engineers.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across data platform and integration layers.
Ensure delivered solutions meet performance reliability and quality standards.
Delivery Ownership
Own execution for defined delivery scopes such as implementations enhancements or migrations.
Drive task planning dependency tracking and issue resolution for assigned workstreams.
Proactively identify risks and escalate when broader solution or customer impact is identified.
Ensure delivery aligns with agreed timelines architecture and platform constraints.
CrossFunctional Collaboration
Work closely with Product Engineering Architecture and SRE teams during delivery.
Provide delivery feedback and technical insights based on customer execution experience.
Contribute to improving delivery playbooks tooling and best practices.
Required Experience & Skills
Strong handson Java development experience; working knowledge of Python.
Experience with cloudnative architectures (Kubernetes Docker microservices).
Experience with data platforms streaming and eventdriven systems.
Strong SQL skills and familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases.
Experience delivering enterprise integrations and APIbased solutions.
Airline industry experience required.
LeadLevel Expectations
Independently leads complex technical workstreams.
Requires limited guidance on execution but collaborates on overall solution direction.
Demonstrates readiness to grow into Principallevel endtoend ownership.
Comfortable operating in customerfacing deliverycritical environments.
Why This Role Matters
The Lead Service Delivery Data & Analytics role ensures strong technical execution and delivery consistency across complex customer engagements enabling Principals and Directors to scale solution ownership while maintaining high delivery quality.
Work arrangements
Hybrid working mode; 3 chosen days from the office in a week
Flexible working hours: Maintain your work-life balance by adjusting your working hours to your needs
Paid time off
Year-End-Break:enjoy additionalfully paid days offduring the last week of the year
Paid parental leave: Take up to 12 weeks off with pay after birth or adoption of a child. Sabre Global Paid Parental Leave runs concurrently with local leave policies.
Paid volunteer time: take up to 4 days annually to give your time to a charitable organization of your choice
Your money
My Benefit platform/Multisport card:enjoy the benefit cafeteria system and use popular sport card
Tax deduction: take the opportunity to claim deductible costs reducing your income tax
Employee Capital Plans:profit from long-term saving scheme co-financed by Sabre and the State Treasury
Baby Bonus:benefit from one-time allowance on childbirth or adoption
Say Thanks program:collect points on recognition program and transfer them to wide variety of gifts and services
Health and wellness
Luxmed VIP medical coverage: take care of yourself and your family with the extensive medical package with a broad range of additional services
Foreign travel insurance: feel safe going abroad with free Allianz insurance offered as part of our Lux Med package
Employee Assistance Program: find help in free confidential program with a certified counselor
Mindfulness & meditation apps: take care of your mental and physical health
Life insurance: sign up for free high coverage life insurance program
Career development
Professional development:access to e-learning platforms as well as join Sabre live learning sessions
Certification and tuition reimbursement
Our Communities:join one of our team member groups focused on sharing knowledge and best practices (Google Developers Group Innovation Lab Community Women in Technology SOLVE!T and many more)
And more
Car and bike parking
Fun & Relax zone in modern office: enjoy electronic tables to work foosball ping pong pool table swings massage chairs and terraces to admire a panoramic view of Kraków. We have parents rooms as well
No dress code
Innovation Lab: access Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality equipment Robot construction kit 3D printers and many more
Attractive Referral Bonus:earn $2500 USD for every hired referral
We will give careful consideration to your application and review your details against the position criteria. You will receive separate notification as we progress your application.
Please note that only candidates who meet the minimum requirements will proceed in the selection process.
Sabre is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin sex gender identity sexual orientation disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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About Company
Sabre Corporation is a travel technology company based in Southlake, Texas. It is the largest Global Distribution Systems provider for air bookings in North America. American Airlines founded the company in 1960, and it was spun off in 2000.