Senior Developer - IT

Description

United's 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 overview and responsibilities

The Senior Software Developer will be responsible for the development of critical applications within Above The Wing airport operations, 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.

• Man ages 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
• Manages 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
• Stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies in API development and integration
• Highlight and document risks, issues, blockers and dependencies; discuss with team project manager on regular basis
• Track delivery milestones and interdependencies across multiple teams
• Oversee vendor relationships and third-party integrations when applicable

Qualifications

What's needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Management Information Systems, or related field of study
• 4+ 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.
• 4+ years' experience implementing AWS technologies (Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch, CloudFront, Cognito, route53, Dynamo DB, ECS, EC2, S3, RDS, API Gateway)
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft NET Core, SQL, NoSQL and Design Patterns
• Experience with language: C# (.NET core), Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js
• Experience with a real-time messaging platform, like Solace, Kafka
• Knowledge of APIs, JSON, XML, and OAuth
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines/DevOps and version control tools like Git/ Harness
• Experience with Cloud Automation Development Tool such as Git, Python/Bash/PowerShell Scripting
• 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

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

• Hands-on development and proficient excellence in backend API development using Node.js Java and Python (nice to have)
• AWS certifications
• Airline industry knowledge