Tech Lead Software Engineer - AWS/Java & Automation

Southwest Airlines; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 57,308,160 - 85,962,240; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Airlines is seeking a Tech Lead Software Engineer in Austin, TX. The role requires leadership, system design, and hands-on development with a focus on scalable software solutions. You will guide engineering decisions, coordinate with product and operations teams, and drive best practices in code quality and delivery.

The position emphasizes collaboration, architecture oversight, and mentoring staff while delivering robust software in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required.
• Experience with software development practices and methodologies.
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to explain technical decisions and business value.

Responsibilities

• Provide exact improvement gauges on plausibility evaluations and advancement exercises.
• Plan, review, and endorse application plans with cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with models and tradeoffs.
• Create, maintain, and review software with focus on quality and practicality.
• Develop and execute unit, functional, and integration tests with emphasis on automation and TDD.
• Provide technical oversight to performance testing, ensuring designs meet requirements.
• Plan and manage deployment activities in non-production and production environments.
• Explore new technologies to improve applications and development processes.
• Identify and resolve technical debt as appropriate to deliver business value.
• Mentor and coach the DevOps team on engineering, design, and operations topics.
• Review code to ensure legality, structure, standards compliance, and cross-platform compatibility.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

AWS

Java

GitLab

Software development methodologies

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GitLab

AWS

Job description

Southwest Airlines is seeking a Tech Lead Software Engineer in Austin, TX. The role requires leadership, system design, and hands-on development with a focus on scalable software solutions. You will guide engineering decisions, coordinate with product and operations teams, and drive best practices in code quality and delivery.

The position emphasizes collaboration, architecture oversight, and mentoring staff while delivering robust software in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.