STIBO STEP Developer
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly experienced STIBO STEP Developer with strong expertise in implementing and supporting Stibo Systems STEP (MDM/PIM) solutions within the Hospitality industry.
The ideal candidate will have deep experience in managing and governing master data across hospitality ecosystems including:
- Hotel properties and locations
- Rooms and amenities
- Food and beverage catalogs
- Service offerings
- Vendor and supplier data
- Digital assets (images, menus, promotional content)
- Customer and loyalty-related product data
This role requires both strong technical STIBO skills and a clear understanding of hospitality business processes.
Key Responsibilities
STIBO STEP Development
- Design and implement STEP data models tailored for hospitality master data
- Configure object types such as:
- Hotel properties
- Room categories
- Service packages
- FandB products
- Amenities
- Seasonal promotions
- Develop and maintain:
- Business rules (JavaScript-based)
- Workflow processes for product/service approvals
- Data validation and quality rules
- Matching and deduplication logic
Hospitality-Focused Responsibilities
- Enable centralized product/service data for:
- Booking platforms
- Property Management Systems (PMS)
- Revenue Management Systems (RMS)
- POS systems
- Website and mobile apps
- Support multi-property and multi-brand data hierarchies
- Manage localization (multi-language, multi-currency support)
- Support seasonal and promotional catalog updates
- Enable syndication to OTAs (Online Travel Agencies)
- Maintain regulatory compliance data (food labeling, regional regulations)
Integration and Technical
- Develop inbound/outbound interfaces between STEP and:
- PMS (Opera, etc.)
- ERP systems
- CRM and loyalty platforms
- E-commerce and booking engines
- Digital Asset Management systems
- Work with REST/SOAP APIs, XML, JSON, CSV
- Build custom extensions using Java
- Optimize performance for high-volume hospitality data
Required Technical Skills
Core STIBO Expertise
- 5+ years hands-on experience with Stibo STEP
- Strong knowledge of:
- Data modeling (hierarchies, classifications)
- Workflow configuration
- Business rule scripting
- Import/Export manager
- Event processors
- Experience in:
- Data quality frameworks
- Survivorship rules
- Reference data management
Programming and Integration
- Strong in Java and JavaScript
- Experience with:
- REST and SOAP web services
- SQL
- XML/JSON processing
- Middleware exposure (MuleSoft, Boomi, Informatica) preferred
Infrastructure
- Experience with Oracle / SQL Server
- Linux/Unix environment knowledge
- CI/CD and Git
- Experience with STEP SaaS/Cloud deployments preferred
Hospitality Domain Experience
- Experience working with:
- Hotel chains / hospitality groups
- Multi-property enterprise data environments
- Food and Beverage product data management
- Understanding of:
- Property Management Systems (PMS)
- Reservation and booking ecosystems
- Rate plans and room inventory models
- Seasonal pricing structures
- Hospitality regulatory compliance
- Exposure to OTA integrations and digital distribution
Soft Skills
- Strong stakeholder management with hospitality business teams
- Ability to translate hotel operations requirements into MDM solutions
- Experience working with global, distributed property teams
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Experience mentoring junior team members
Nice to Have
- Experience with:
- Data governance programs in hospitality
- Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)
- Multi-brand enterprise hospitality environments
- STIBO certification
- Experience supporting global hotel chains
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field
Key Competencies
- Enterprise Master Data Management
- Hospitality product and service data governance
- Multi-brand and multi-property hierarchy management
- Integration architecture
- Data quality and compliance management