Senior Developer - IT

United Airlines; Arlington Heights (IL); On-site; USD 88,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Commuter benefits

Paid holidays

Paid time off

401(k)

Flight privileges

Job summary

United Airlines is seeking a Senior Software Developer to design, develop, document, test, and debug critical applications, with a focus on cloud-based solutions. You will work with a team of developers to deliver scalable software using modern architectures.

In this role, you will lead development efforts, participate in design meetings, and collaborate with end users and vendors to prototype, refine, and deploy software that meets business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or related field.
• 4+ years designing, developing, testing, and debugging software in Agile environments.
• Experience with AWS technologies and cloud-based solutions.
• Hands-on API development with backend technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead full development life cycle in Agile environments.
• Serve as technical expert on development projects.
• Develop, document, test, and debug applications.
• Collaborate with teams and external contractors as technology leader.
• Evaluate new technologies for implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Documentation

Agile

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS, or related field

Tools

AWS technologies

Git

Python scripting

PowerShell

Node.js

Java

Spring Boot

Angular

CI/CD (DevOps) tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.

Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.

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, 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

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Management Information Systems or related field

• 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). Active MQ, RDS - Aurora Postgres, , Route 53, Secrets Manager, Parameter Store, Cloudwatch, EFS

• 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)

• 4+ years’ experience in Java 25, Springboot 2.7 & 3, Node JS 9.5 & Angular 15, Python ; Code Repo: Github Cloud ; CI/CD (DevOps): Harness (1st Gen, Next Gen); Image Repo: Artifactory (Cloud) ; Container Orchestration: Kubernetes

• Strong knowledg of Microsoft .Net Framework, Microsoft .Net Core, SLQ, NoSQL and Design Pattersn

• Knowledge of APIs, JSON, XML, and OAuth

• AI : Claude, Agentic AI or CoPilot in SDLC

• Excellent knowledge of Object-Oriented systems design and Application Development

• Web development, API integrations, Cloud technologies

• Experience in AI domains.

• Solid technical understanding of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), APIs, CI/CD, web technologies, and DevOps practices.

• Experience with Agile/Scrum or SAFe frameworks and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps).

• Excellent communication, leadership, and documentation abilities.

• 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

The base pay range for this role is $112,480.00 to $146,540.00.

The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

United Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact [e-mail]