Direct College Hire: Associate Software Engineer

re-zoo-me; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Airlines is hiring multiple Associate Software Engineer roles under the Technology Direct College Hire program. This early-career pathway offers hands-on experience, mentorship, and networking in a collaborative Agile environment.

You’ll work on scalable applications, cloud-based platforms, and APIs while learning from experienced engineers. Cohorts begin January, June, and August 2027, with remote work possible and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, IS, Cybersecurity or related field; or equivalent training.
• Entry-level experience in software engineering is acceptable for this program.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of software development and testing to solve problems.
• Collaborate with business teams to inform technical requirements.
• Maintain knowledge of current technologies through ongoing education.
• Troubleshoot to restore production environments across systems.
• Evaluate code for validity, structure, and standards.
• Analyze user needs to determine feasible design within constraints.
• Follow agile processes to drive work with urgency and delivery focus.
• May perform other duties as directed by leaders.

Skills

Software development

APIs

Cloud computing

Agile methodologies

AWS

Java

Python

JavaScript

C#

Generative AI

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field; or equivalent training

Tools

AWS Lambda

S3

DynamoDB

EventBridge

ECS

Fargate

RESTful APIs

Job description

Southwest Airlines is hiring multiple Associate Software Engineer roles under the Technology Direct College Hire program. This early-career pathway offers hands-on experience, mentorship, and networking in a collaborative Agile environment.

You’ll work on scalable applications, cloud-based platforms, and APIs while learning from experienced engineers. Cohorts begin January, June, and August 2027, with remote work possible and travel as needed.