Senior Developer - Information Technology

Chicago

Description

There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?

Key Responsibilities:

The 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

Serve as technical expert 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 determine technical requirements

Collaborate & lead tech teams consisting of employees & vendor company contractors in planning and execution, serving as an technology leader

Collaborate with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs

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.

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

Bachelor's degree in 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 -( EMR, ECS, EC2, S3, MSK, SPARK,  Kafka, Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch, CloudFront, Cognito, route53, Dynamo DB, 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)

Strong knowledge of Java, J2EE technologies, Microsoft NET Core, SQL, NoSQL and Design Patterns

Excellent knowledge of Object-Oriented systems design and Application Development

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

Experience in using monitoring tools like datadog

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

Airlines industry experience is a plus

AWS highly preferred

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. 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 [email protected] to request accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT