Senior Developer - Information Technology

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.<br><br>Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.<br><br><h2>Description</h2><p class="MsoNormal">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 architecture, data analytics, and digital solutions.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Job overview and responsibilities</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Senior Software Developer will play a critical role in modernizing the schedule development process within Network Planning. This role will be responsible for delivering end-to-end cloud-based solutions while also supporting and enhancing existing applications. The ideal candidate will work with enterprise-grade integration technologies, contribute to scalable application design, and help advance the team’s technical capabilities.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Key responsibilities include:</strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;"><strong>Full lifecycle development:</strong> Participate in and manage all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, documentation, testing,, and support using Agile methodologies.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;"><strong>Technical leadership:</strong> Serve as a technical expert on development projects. Collaborate with internal employees and vendor partners <span style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </span>to plan, design, and deliver high-quality solutions.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;"><strong>Solution design & architecture:</strong> Lead and participate in software design discussions, analyze user needs, define technical requirements, and create technical specifications based on business requirements and conceptual designs.</li></ul><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:15.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-list:Ignore;">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-list:Ignore;">         </span></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;"><strong>Application support and maintenance:</strong> Support, maintain, and document application functionality; analyze code to identify root causes of issues and implement improvements as needed.</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:15.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;mso-add-space:auto;"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;"><strong>Collaboration & prototyping:</strong> Partner with business users and technology teams to prototype, refine, test, and debug solutions to ensure applications meet business needs.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;"><strong>Innovation</strong>: Identify and evaluate emerging technologies for implementation to continually improve system results.</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><h2>Qualifications</h2><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):</strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;">Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems or related field </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;">5–7+ years of experience designing, developing, documenting, testing, and debugging large-scale distributed applications using Python, Java, or C++, with strong SQL skills.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;">Hands-on experience implementing AWS technologies, including Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch, CloudFront, Route 53, ECS, EC2, S3, RDS, API Gateway, and Secrets Manager.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;">Full-Stack development experience, including UI development, APIs, JSON, and XML.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;">Experience with cloud automation and CI/CD tools, such as GitHub, Harness and Artifactory Cloud.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;">Strong understanding of Object-Oriented design principles and application development best practices</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;">Excellent communication, leadership, data validation, and documentation skills.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;">Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;">Successful completion of an interview is required to meet job qualifications. Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of this position.</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):</strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;">Experience incorporating modern AI tools such as Claude, Agentic AI, or Copilot, into the software development lifecycle</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;">Hands-on experience in Machine Learning and AI design and development</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in;">Experience with Julia language</li></ul><br>The base pay range for this role is $112,480.00 to $146,540.00.<br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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 <a href="mailto:JobAccommodations@united.com" target="_blank">JobAccommodations@united.com</a>

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