Senior Software Development Engineer, UI

Delta Air Lines; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(k) with company contributions

Paid time off

Job summary

Delta Air Lines is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer, UI, to lead frontend design and delivery of scalable, AI-enabled web applications. You will partner with cross-functional teams to build cloud-native solutions and drive digital transformation across Delta's enterprise.

The role emphasizes strong UI development, Angular expertise, and collaboration in an agile environment, with opportunities to shape internal tools used by Delta's Digital Channels and IT teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on development experience in front-end and full-stack web apps.
• Proficiency with XML, Typescript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Angular, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with AWS/Azure cloud technologies and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and delivery of scalable, AI-enabled web apps.
• Provide code reviews, training, and guidance to junior developers.
• Translate complex business requirements into functional code and tests.

Skills

UI development

Front-end

TypeScript

JavaScript

Angular 15+

REST APIs

Cloud (AWS)

DevOps

AI integrations

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Git

Job description

How You'll Help Us Keep Climbing (Overview & Key Responsibilities)

At Delta Air Lines, connection is at the heart of everything we do and guides our every action. We strive to welcome and care for all our customers during their travels with us and aim to deliver an elevated experience.

Delta is focused on sustaining a strong IT operation, growing our capabilities, and maximizing optimization across each of our tech hubs to elevate the travel experience for our customers and empower our 90,000 Delta people. We're committed to fostering innovation, and we're excited to invite you to be part of our journey as we shape the future of technology at the world's best airline!

The Senior Software Development Engineer, UI will join the Delta Sync IT team, a critical function within Delta's operations. In this role, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of modern, scalable, and AI-enabled web applications that support business-critical operations and drive digital transformation across the enterprise. You will partner with cross-functional teams to create intuitive user experiences, build resilient cloud-native solutions, and implement best-in-class engineering practices that enhance operational efficiency and business outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your expertise in front-end development, full-stack engineering, and emerging AI technologies to solve complex challenges at scale while helping Delta deliver innovative solutions for its internal teams and customers.

Responsibilities:

• Create, maintain, and provide production support forcriticalenterpriseapplications usedby the Digital Channels team
• Develop and maintaindevopsprocesses forcloudinfrastructure both on premises and in Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Provide code reviews, training, and guidance for juniordevelopers
• Accurately estimate deliverable timelines
• Translatecomplexbusiness requirements intofunctionalcode
• Write automated unit, integration, and e2etests
• Create conceptual, logical, and physical architectures and curateOpenAPIspecs
• Communicate effectively with leadership, businesspartnersandvendors

What You Need To Succeed (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of hands-on development experience in a professional capacity using XML, Typescript, Spring, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS 3, Angular 15 and above, Node, APIs, and NoSQL database.
• Hands on Development and Experience to AWS(Preferred)/Azure Cloud Technologies is a definite plus.
• Design thinking, Focus on Test Driven Development, Embedded Security
• Experience with Containers, Kubernetes, RedHat OpenShift, Developer Workspace, Devops, Jenkins, Code Build/Code Pipeline, API Gateways, Lambdas, DynamoDB, Nexus, Gitlab, Agility, or related technologies
• Quality forward development practices, with automation at the forefront for continuous quality
• Implementations using best practices for information security
• 5+ years' experience with using Spring MVC frameworks, Eclipse, Java, JPA, JSON, JavaScript, and API Restful / microservices services
• Solid understanding of web/mobile application architecture and security (OAuth, JWT, Spring Security) Extensive experience implementing API's (REST) via microservices
• 3+ years of hands-on UI development experience utilizing Responsive Design
• Proficient in Bootstrap or Foundation frameworks
• Processing data via JSon
• Must have diverse experience utilizing Java tools in business, Web and client-server environments including Java Platform, J2EE, JDBC technologies and Apigee gateway platform
• Experience or exposure to Database Design and Implementation
• Knowledge of Multi-tier Architecture, Rational/Visio modeling
• Experienced with UML, JUnit, Mockito, Wire Mock, Unix Scripting
• 2+ years of experience in working in an Agile team environment
• AI Stack: Strong experience building AI-native features using modern AI frameworks like Kiro
• Real-Time AI Interfaces: Demonstrated ability to handle streaming responses (SSE/WebSockets), function calling/tool integration, and asynchronous background processing for AI workflows.
• Production & Operations: Familiarity with prompt management, dynamic context assembly, token cost optimization, and AI observability tools
• Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.
• Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.
• Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.
• Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology or related field is preferred
• AWS Certifications
• AI Prompt engineering certification

Benefits And Perks To Help You Keep Climbing

Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience and Servant Leadership – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:

• Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives
• 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9% New hires are eligible for up to 2-weeks of vacation. This is earned for use in the following vacation year (April 1 – March 31)
• In addition to vacation, new hires are eligible for up to 56 hours of paid personal time within a 12-month period 10 paid holidays per calendar year
• Birthing parents are eligible for 12-weeks of paid maternity/parental leave Non-birthing parents are eligible for 2-weeks of paid parental leave
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life insurance benefits Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together
• Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare