Staff Software Engineer in Calabasas, California at AmaWaterways, LLC

At AmaWaterways, we believe meaningful careers begin with purpose, passion and a shared commitment to delivering unforgettable experiences. For those who value curiosity, connection and personal enrichment, AmaWaterways offers the opportunity to help craft meaningful river journeys that invite travelers to follow their own current. Built on a foundation of heartfelt hospitality, we treat our guests—and each other—with genuine care, warmth and respect. AmaWaterways fosters a collaborative environment both onboard our ships and across our global network of offices, where team members grow together, support one another and take pride in upholding the high standards and thoughtful service our company is known for.

We invite talented, motivated professionals to explore our career opportunities and begin their journey with AmaWaterways today.

SUMMARY

This position provides senior technical leadership across the full stack of AmaWaterways' consumer and partner digital products, from inception through implementation and ongoing maintenance. The Staff Software Engineer sets technical direction within an application engineering scrum team, owns the technical backlog, and drives the design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performing frontend and backend solutions. Working across the Next.js/React consumer platform and the .NET services backbone (Inventory Service, Leads pipeline, identity/auth, and supporting APIs), this role combines deep hands-on engineering with technical mentorship and cross-team coordination. The role serves as a technical lead within one of the Application Engineering teams; specific team assignment will be determined based on portfolio needs at time of hire.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job carries out technical leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. This is a senior individual-contributor role with technical-lead responsibilities rather than direct people-management authority:

QUALIFICATIONS

COMPETENCIES

• Collaboration & Teamwork - Partners effectively across teams and functions; values diverse viewpoints; build trust; advances shared goals and collective success.
• Leadership & Influence - Inspires and motivates others; communicates in a clear direction; provides meaningful feedback and recognition; leads with confidence, empathy, and accountability.
• Diversity - Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; Promotes a harassment-free environment.
• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs workflows and procedures.
• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Design - Generates creative solutions; Uses feedback to modify designs; Applies design principles; Demonstrates attention to detail.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT