Sr Software Engineer - Adobe Fusion

swa; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Airlines invites an experienced software engineer to join its Technology department. You will drive the technical direction for large-scale cloud systems, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product teams to shape features and roadmaps.

Strong Java and AEM expertise, plus cloud and DevOps experience, are essential. You'll work in a fast-paced environment, shaping resilient services, integrating with AWS and modern tooling, and contributing to a culture of learning and innovation

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of software development methodologies, practices, concepts, and technologies obtained through formal training and / or work experience.
• Proactively shares knowledge and skills of software development and testing to solve a range of problems.
• Advanced knowledge of at least one required programming language.
• Excellent partnering, communication, negotiation skills, and execution in working with various Technology or partner Teams.
• Ability to articulate ideas, approaches, concepts, options, risk, impact, and provide guidance to technical, non-technical, and Leadership audiences.
• Ability to lead multiple assignments while maintaining completion.
• Ability to mentor others.
• Ability to lead ideating, presentations, mentoring and group-thinking sessions.
• AEM Assets / Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Experience Cloud ecosystem, AEM Sites, AEM Cloud Service, Workfront integration, REST/GraphQL APIs, Microservices, CI/CD, DevOps, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes, observability, testing, and agile frameworks

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical direction and feature roadmap of large-scale cloud systems.
• Serve as a technical lead directing development teams, including internal and external members.
• Define operational feasibility by evaluating requirements and solutions.
• Define feature requirements with product managers and customers.
• Investigate alternatives and new technologies for continuous improvement.
• Design system specifications, standards, and programming.
• Evaluate code for quality, structure, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Mentor Software Engineers for skill development.
• Stay updated on state-of-the-art development tools and techniques.
• May perform other duties as directed by leadership.

Skills

Java

AEM

REST APIs

Microservices

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Agile/Scrum

Cloud experience

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

REST/GraphQL APIs

Job description

Department:

Technology

Our Company Promise

We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.

Job Description

About Us

At Southwest Airlines, we believe that flying should feel like freedom. For over 50 years, we've been connecting people to what matters most with low fares, legendary hospitality, and a heart for service. Our culture is built on the principles of fun, friendliness, and family, making us one of the most admired workplaces in the world.

If you're passionate about making a difference, love working in a fast-paced environment, and want to help millions of travelers reach their destinations with a smile, Southwest Airlines is the place for you. Here, your career can truly take flight.

Job Summary

Advanced experience in designing, writing program code, testing, documenting, and implementing functionally appropriate, technically sound, and well-integrated application systems in accordance with Customer requirements, organizational methodologies, and standards. Identifies and prevents production problems and implement immediate resolution efforts across technology areas. Mentoring Software Engineers, holistic vision of organization and impact, focusing on "shift left" activities.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical direction and feature roadmap of large-scale cloud systems
• Serve as a technical lead contributing to and directing the efforts of development teams, including internal and external team members
• Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions
• Drives detailed definition of feature requirements through discussions with product managers and customers
• Supports continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and new technologies
• Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming
• Evaluates code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems
• Mentor Software Engineers to allow for skill/knowledge development through advice, coaching, and training opportunities
• Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

AEM Assets / Digital Asset Management (DAM)

Advanced experience in software development and application design

Strong programming experience in at least one programming language (Java preferred)

Experience with cloud-based applications / cloud platforms

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of software development methodologies, practices, concepts, and technologies obtained through formal training and / or work experience
• Proactively shares knowledge and skills of software development and testing to solve a range of problems
• Advanced knowledge of at least one required programming language
• Excellent partnering, communication, negotiation skills, and execution in working with various Technology or partner Teams
• Ability to articulate (verbally / visually) ideas, approach, concepts, options, risk, impact, and provides guidance to technical, non-technical, and Leadership audiences
• Ability to lead multiple assignments, whether administrative or project related, while maintaining a successful level of completion in all responsible work
• Ability to mentor others
• Ability to lead ideating, presentations, mentoring and group-thinking sessions
• Ability to influence without authority
• AEM Assets / Adobe Experience Manager
• Adobe Experience Cloud ecosystem
• AEM Sites experience
• AEM Cloud Service / AEM as a Cloud Service
• Experience with Workfront / Workfront Fusion
• Adobe Experience Manager APIs and integrations
• REST / GraphQL APIs
• Microservices architecture
• CI/CD and DevOps
• AWS / Azure / GCP cloud experience
• Docker / Kubernetes
• Automated unit, integration, and functional testing
• Observability, monitoring, and logging
• Experience with event-driven architectures
• Agile / SAFe / Scrum

Education Required

Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or related field and/or equivalent formal training

Experience Required

Advanced-level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in:
Software development and methodologies
5-7 years of relevant work-related experience

Preferred Experience

Knowledge of headless/headful C