Developer/Sr Developer, IT Applications

American Airlines; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join American Airlines as a Software Developer in the Technical Operations Technology Team. You will leverage innovative technologies to solve business challenges, contribute to agile development processes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high quality applications improving operational efficiency.

Benefits

Travel Perks for employees and family

Health, dental, vision benefits

401(k) Program with employer contributions

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Programs

Discounts on hotels and rentals

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Airline industry experience preferred.
• Experience with DevOps methodologies including Continuous Integration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to understand requirements and develop solutions.
• Maintain and enhance existing applications according to business needs.
• Develop test automation frameworks for testing applications.

Skills

Full Stack Development

Agile methodologies

Object-oriented design

Proficiency in Node JS

Database performance tuning

QA Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Node JS

GitHub

Playwright

Azure K8

Cucumber

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Job Description

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

• This job is a member of the Technical Operations Technology Team within the Warehouse Automation Division.
• Responsible for leveraging cutting edge technology to solve business problems at American Airlines by participating in all phases of the development process from inception through transition, advocating the agile process and test-driven development, using object-oriented development tools to analyze, model, design, construct and test reusable objects, and making the codebase a better place to live and work

What you'll do

• Collaborates with leaders, business analysts, project managers, IT architects, technical leads and other developers, along with internal customers, to understand requirements and develop needs according to business requirements
• Maintains and enhances existing code and stored procedures, applications, and platforms using domain driven design and test-driven development
• Design and develop test automation framework and strategy using Playwright
• Create test strategy, test plans and test cases for projects managed through Agile development methodology.
• Develop automation scripts for Graph QL APIs and Korber WMS software.
• Created data-driven tests to check application performance with different sets of data.
• Works closely with IT architects and technical leads to ensure decisions meet long-term enterprise growth needs

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 3 years of full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale applications in hosted production environments
• 3 years of professional, design, and open-source experience

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 5 years of full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience
• Airline Industry experience

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Proficiency in Full Stack Development
• Proficiency and demonstrated experience in the following technologies:
  • Node JS – Typescript/Javascript
  • Database and persistence frameworks: SQL, Stored Procedures, Mongo DB, Query creation, Query performance tuning
  • Cloud-based development: Azure K8
  • Web Services: REST; GraphQL
  • Frameworks: KOA
  • Build/deployment tools: Github and Github Actions
  • Monitoring Tools: Dynatrace, Mezmo
  • Other: JavaScript/typescript, VS code
  • QA Automation: Cucumber, Playwright, Load testing framework
• Proficiency in object-oriented design techniques and principles
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools (Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Experience in Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM
• Experience in DevOps Toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.