# JOBS- Senior Developer, Sabre Holdings, Southlake, TX (Contract to hire)

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Sabre Holdings connects people with the world’s greatest travel  
possibilities by retailing travel products and providing distribution  
and technology solutions for the travel industry through our three  
companies: Travelocity, Sabre Travel Network and Sabre Airline  
Solutions. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, Sabre Holdings has  
approximately 9,000 employees in more than 55 countries. Our teams  
around the world work together to support travelers, travel agents,  
corporations, government agencies and travel suppliers. Our team  
members are people who take initiative, are resourceful and  
innovative, and are passionate about what they do. In return for their  
hard work and dedication, Sabre Holdings provides our employees with  
countless learning and growth opportunities, a healthy work-life  
balance and a fun, yet productive, work environment.

Travel Studios seeks an experienced software engineer to build and  
support our newest product, TripCase.

TripCase is the ultimate travel toolkit to help travelers stay  
organized, informed and connected when they travel. Our smart mobile  
application enhances their travel experience by delivering advice,  
alerts and tools relevant to when and where a traveler is in their  
journey.

The Travel Studios crew is devoted to identifying, testing and  
launching promising new travel concepts that show benefit for the  
marketplace - bringing innovative approaches to business challenges.  
Our sandbox of toys include wireless, semantic web, rich media  
applications to name a few. Our team of industry and discipline  
experts have a collected 150+ years experience, speak over a dozen  
languages including signing, can write in over 30 technical languages,  
boast a multi-patent holder, several sought after speakers and  
writers, several award winning technologists, and an award winning  
marketer. Yeah, we’re a fun group with a killer lounge and stocked  
fridge.

The ideal candidate must be a strong team player and love the fast-  
paced environment of a startup business where the only certainty is  
change. The role will work very closely with design and business team  
members as well as other development organizations within the company  
to develop product enhancements and launch new mobile platforms.  
Primary Responsibilities:  
· Server side product application development and testing to  
support mobile client development teams.  
· Automated system & unit level testing  
· Participate in new product & feature brainstorm sessions to  
represent the confines & potential of internal and external services  
· Maintain relationship with internal business and design teams  
· Troubleshooting issues.  
Required or Preferred Skills and Experience:-  
· Design, develop and implement architectural solutions to  
complex requirements  
· Energetic, self-starter with strong work ethic and excellent  
track record of success, entrepreneurial drive  
· Strong written and verbal communication skills  
· Excellent planning, organizational and prioritization skills  
· Fast learner  
EDUCATION: Bachelor degree or equivalent. EXPERIENCE: Minimum 8 years  
related experience.

Experience with a wide range of platforms and technologies, including:  
· Ruby on Rails  
· XML  
· RESTful + SOAP Web Services (both providing and consuming)  
· MySQL  
· Should have strong knowledge of one other language:  
Java, .NET, C++, Objective C  
· Planning and hands on experience managing the deployment of  
applications (understanding of Linux/Unix systems, load balancing,  
Apache/Nginix, performance tuning, databases, caching, security, etc)  
· Agile Development Methodology  
· Mobile phone application development (experience with  
Objective C, Java/J2ME, BlackBerry API or C-Sharp) a plus.  
· PCI Compliance experience a plus.  
· Sabre GDS experience is a plus.