DescriptionFind your future at United! We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000+ connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.
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Uniteds Digital Technology team is comprised of many talented individuals all working together with cutting-edge technology to build the best airline in the history of aviation. Our team designs, develops and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions.
Job description and responsibilitiesThe Senior Software Developer will be responsible for the development of critical applications, while working with a team of developers. This role will design, develop, document, test and debug new and existing applications. Additionally, this role will build these applications with a focus on delivering cloud-based solutions. The individual will use groundbreaking technologies and enterprise grade integration software daily and will be relied upon to help take the team to the next level from a technological standpoint.
- Manages and participates in full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design using Agile methodologies
- Hands-on development, and support of software systems as required, optimizing performance, resolving problems, and providing follow-up on all issues and solutions
- Serve as technical guide on development projects
- Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements
- Support, maintain and document software functionality
- Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation
- Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed
- Managers and participates in software design meetings and analyze user needs to resolve technical requirements
- Collaborate & lead tech teams consisting of employees & vendor company contractors in planning and execution, serving as a technology leader
- Collaborate with end user to prototype, refine, test and debug programs to meet needs
- Leads the design, development, and planning for solutions and technology standards to solve complex business problems
- Works with business, support, or development teams recommending system improvements
- Consults across multiple United Information Technology projects and technology areas to perform fixing, problem management, root-cause analysis, and solution implementation
- Serves as a resource for technology/project development review and technical assessments
- Provide consultation and technical leadership in project life cycle planning
- Ensures consistency and coherence to the enterprise standards and guiding principles throughout the application lifecycle
QualificationsRequired
- Bachelors degree
- Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Management Information Systems or related field
- 5+ years of experience in design, development, documenting, testing, and debugging of new and existing software systems and/or applications for market sale or large-scale proprietary software for internal use in an agile environment
- 5+ years’ experience implementing AWS technologies (Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch, CloudFront, Cognito, route53, Dynamo DB, ECS, EC2, S3, RDS, API Gateway)
- Experience with Cloud Automation Development Tool such as Git, Python/Bash/PowerShell Scripting
- Hands-on development and proficient excellence in backend API development using Node.js Java and Python (nice to have)
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
- Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
- Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
Preferred
- Airlines industry experience is a plus
- AWS highly preferred
The base pay range for this role is $109,820.00 to $149,600.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.
You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodationsunited.com to request accommodation.