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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. - **Location:** Miami, FL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Application Performance Management, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Cloud Computing, Code Review, Databases, Computer Engineering, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), DevOps, Web Development, Amazon DynamoDB, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), MongoDB, NoSQL, Nunit, Open Web Application Security, Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, Azure Active Directory, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Secure Coding, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Software Technical Review, TypeScript, Web Applications, Cloud Platform System, .NET Core, GitHub Copilot, ReactJS, Delivery Pipeline, Prompt Engineering, Asp.net Web Api, Multi-Cloud, Backend, Git, Xunit, Material UI, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Playwright, Data Analytics, Cosmos DB, Front End Software Development, React Redux, Cloudwatch, Restful APIs, Elastic Beanstalk, GPT, Key Vault, Jenkins - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/d20514bd-20a7-43a5-9245-90dfb2e5da43 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related field from an accredited institution. * 5-7+ years of experience in enterprise / web application development. * Hands-on experience with C#, .NET / .NET Core, ASP.NET Web API. * Strong frontend experience with React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS (familiarity with state management - Redux Toolkit / Context - and component libraries such as Ant Design or Material UI). * Strong SQL Server skills; experience designing and tuning relational schemas; familiarity with NoSQL stores is a plus (e.g., Cosmos DB, DynamoDB, MongoDB). * Experience building data-driven web user interfaces backed by REST APIs. * Experience deploying and operating applications on a major cloud platform - Microsoft Azure (App Service, Azure AD, Application Insights, Key Vault, Blob Storage) and/or AWS (ECS/EKS or Elastic Beanstalk, IAM/Cognito, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager, S3, RDS). * Experience with Git and pull-request-based workflows. * Experience with CI/CD pipelines - Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions, or equivalent (Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline). * Experience writing technical design specifications and ADRs. * Familiarity with modern Agile SDLC frameworks (Scrum / Kanban) and tools (Jira, Azure DevOps Boards). * Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, ChatGPT/Cursor) and a working understanding of effective prompt engineering, context curation, and AI code review. * Cross-functional communication skills; highly motivated, curious, collaborative, and innovative. * Demonstrated experience leading projects and/or people with a high degree of independence. * Experience integrating or building with AI agents and skills (e.g., custom Copilot agents, MCP servers, retrieval-augmented workflows, AI-driven testing or code review). * Experience with Playwright, Jest, xUnit / NUnit, or similar testing frameworks. * Experience with Python for automation, data, or scripting. * Experience with feature flag systems and progressive delivery. * Multi-cloud experience or willingness to work across Azure and AWS; familiarity with cloud-agnostic patterns (containers, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry). * Awareness of OWASP Top 10, secure SDLC practices, and change management controls (e.g., SOX) ## Description The Royal Caribbean Group's IT Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Senior Software Engineer reporting to the Senior Manager, Database Systems Development., The Senior Software Engineer will design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise web applications using a modern .NET Core + React stack. This role combines hands-on full-stack engineering with technical leadership, modern AI-assisted development practices, and mentorship of other engineers. The Senior Engineer will lead software design, conduct code reviews, drive technical planning, oversee quality, and provide guidance across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), while championing the team's adoption of AI, automation, and modern DevOps tooling across cloud platforms., * Lead the design, development, and modernization of application modules using C# / .NET Core on the backend and React / TypeScript on the frontend, ensuring alignment with service-oriented and modular architecture principles. * Supervise enhancements and defect resolution across existing modules, improving quality, performance, and integrations with upstream/downstream systems. * Provide strategic technical leadership and guidance to the development team, ensuring high-quality code and sound architectural decisions. * Mentor and coach software engineers, supporting their professional growth - including effective use of AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, MCP servers, custom agents and skills). * Lead thorough design and code reviews, leveraging AI-powered review tools to maintain consistently high standards. * Oversee estimation and delivery planning for software projects, ensuring realistic and achievable commitments. * Lead and actively participate in daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and release planning, fostering a collaborative team environment. * Translate complex business requirements into practical, scalable software solutions. * Collaborate closely with the Engineering Manager, Product Owner, and Architects to analyze user needs and decide between new development versus modification of existing modules. * Manage and execute the deployment process across Dev Stage Prod environments on cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS), via modern CI/CD pipelines. * Develop and maintain automated testing solutions - unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end (e.g., Playwright for UI, API contract tests for the backend) - and integrate AI-assisted test generation into the workflow. * Lead understanding and management of data outputs from applications, ensuring effective and accurate data utilization. * Help manage the technical infrastructure of applications - cloud compute, managed databases, identity, and SSO - ensuring stability, observability, and performance. * Lead troubleshooting of performance and functional issues across the stack, providing fast, durable resolutions. * Communicate timeline and scope expectations clearly and consistently to the team and to stakeholders. * Lead efforts to identify and remediate security vulnerabilities - secure coding, dependency hygiene, secret management, and SSO-based authorization. * Champion an AI-first engineering culture: contribute to and consume reusable Copilot agents, skills, and prompts; help shape how the team uses AI to plan, build, review, document, and ship software. ## Related Videos - [ Evaluating AI models for code comprehension](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1462-evaluating-ai-models-for-code-comprehension) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [The Resilience of the World Wide Web](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1281-the-resilience-of-the-world-wide-web) - [Crew Management System for Airlines: Plan duties for pilots & flight attendants worldwide](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1444-crew-management-system-for-airlines-plan-duties-for-pilots-flight-attendants-worldwide) - [Streaming AI Responses in Real-Time with SSE in Next.js & NestJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1630-streaming-ai-responses-in-real-time-with-sse-in-next-js-nestjs) - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [React Developer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/198-react-developer-salary-2023) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers)