American Airlines is looking to improve its digital products to drive a more reliable and profitable airline by focusing on technical excellence in software development.
Requirements
- Proficiency with the following technologies: Programming Languages: Java, Python, C-Sharp, Javascript/Typescript
- Frameworks: Spring/SpringBoot, FastAPI
- Front End Technologies: Angular/React
- Deployment Technologies: Kubernetes, Docker
- Source Control: GitHub, Azure DevOps
- CICD: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
- Data management: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
- Integration/APIs Technologies: Kafka, REST, GraphQL
- Cloud Providers such as Azure and AWS
- Test Automation: Selenium, TestNG, Postman, SonarQube, Cypress, JUnit/NUnit/PyTest, Cucumber, Playwright, Wiremock/Mockito/Moq
- Ability to optimize solutions for performance, resiliency and reliability while maintaining an eye toward simplicity
- Ability to optimize system designs spanning multiple teams to allow small, safe, incremental releases
- Proficiency in object-oriented design techniques and principles
- Proficiency in Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM
- Proficiency in DevOps Toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
Responsibilities
- Write, test, and document code, scripts, and processes following organizational standards
- Solve technical problems and build impactful components/libraries
- 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
- Explore emerging technologies, lead prototype development, and incorporate into architectural solutions
Other
- Deliver high-quality work and mentor junior engineers in technical skills
- 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
- Ability to work through others by cooperatively sharing responsibilities
- Ability to combines deep knowledge of a product domain with awareness of advancing technology to introduce solutions that propel the technical capability of the organization forward.
- 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
- Ability to concisely convey ideas verbally, in writing, in code, and in diagrams
