Senior IT Software Engineer - Scalable, Secure Systems

American Airlines; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel Perks

Health benefits from day one

Wellness programs

401(k)

Job summary

American Airlines is seeking engineers to design, develop, and sustain large-scale software solutions that power our travel ecosystem. You will write, test, and document code, mentor juniors, address root causes, and drive architectural improvements across squads.

Join a high-performing team focused on reliability, performance, and security, with opportunities to work across Java, Python, C#, and modern front-end and cloud stacks. Fort Worth, TX onsite role with world-class travel benefits.

Qualifications

• 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 experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale solutions in production environments
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• Airline Industry experience

Responsibilities

• Write, test, and document code, scripts, and processes following organizational standards
• Solve technical problems and build impactful components/libraries
• Deliver high-quality work and mentor junior engineers in technical skills
• Conduct root cause analysis to address systemic issues and lead action plans
• Design integrated systems that enable cross-functional teams to deliver value at scale, speed, and reliability
• Manage technical debt and drive initiatives to eliminate it
• Anticipate scaling, latency, and durability challenges, guiding teams in mitigation
• Collaborate with security teams to implement secure practices early in development
• Assess technical risks and implement prevention strategies
• Evaluate squad delivery practices, recommend improvements, and drive change
• Identify and eliminate duplication of effort, promoting reuse across teams
• Measure team performance and support individual development
• Explore emerging technologies, lead prototype development, and incorporate into architectural solutions

Skills

Java

Python

C#

JavaScript/TypeScript

Spring/SpringBoot

FastAPI

Angular/React

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub

Azure DevOps

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Kafka

REST

GraphQL

Azure

AWS

Selenium

JUnit

Playwright

Cucumber

Moq

Mockito

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Eng/Tech

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub

Azure DevOps

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Kafka

REST/GraphQL

Azure/AWS

Selenium

Postman

SonarQube

Cypress

JUnit/NUnit

PyTest

Playwright

Wiremock

Mockito

Job description

American Airlines is seeking engineers to design, develop, and sustain large-scale software solutions that power our travel ecosystem. You will write, test, and document code, mentor juniors, address root causes, and drive architectural improvements across squads.

Join a high-performing team focused on reliability, performance, and security, with opportunities to work across Java, Python, C#, and modern front-end and cloud stacks. Fort Worth, TX onsite role with world-class travel benefits.