Senior Software Engineer — Lead Systems, Scale & Security

American Airlines; Phoenix (AZ); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Travel perks

Health benefits

Wellness programs

401(k) plan

Employee discounts

Descripción de la vacante

American Airlines seeks a capable software engineer to design, develop, and test large-scale production systems. You will write code, build tools, and mentor junior engineers while reducing technical debt and improving system reliability.

You will collaborate with security and cross-functional teams to ensure robust, scalable solutions across the organization. This role emphasizes proactive problem solving, performance tuning, and adopting modern QA practices to deliver high-quality digital

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on design, development, and deployment of large-scale production solutions.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Python/Java/C#

UI automation tools

API testing

Test frameworks

Data validation

CI/CD

Performance/observability

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related

3+ years in large-scale production systems

Master's degree preferred

Herramientas

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Postman/Newman

Descripción del empleo

American Airlines seeks a capable software engineer to design, develop, and test large-scale production systems. You will write code, build tools, and mentor junior engineers while reducing technical debt and improving system reliability.

You will collaborate with security and cross-functional teams to ensure robust, scalable solutions across the organization. This role emphasizes proactive problem solving, performance tuning, and adopting modern QA practices to deliver high-quality digital