Intro
Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you'll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you'll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!
Why you'll love this job
As one diverse, high-performing team dedicated to technical excellence, you will focus relentlessly on delivering unrivaled digital products that drive a more reliable and profitable airline.
The Software domain refers to the area within Information Technology that focuses on the development, deployment, management, and maintenance of software applications that support business processes and user needs. This includes development, application lifecycle management, requirement analysis, QA, security & compliance, and maintaining the applications and infrastructure.
What you'll do
As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.
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 proto@type development, and incorporate into architectural solutions
All you'll need for success
Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
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
Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
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
Skills, Licenses & Certifications
Proficiency with the following technologies:
Programming Languages: Java, Python, C#, 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 concisely convey ideas verbally, in writing, in code, and in diagrams
Ability to optimize system designs spanning multiple teams to allow small, safe, incremental releases
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.
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
What you'll get
Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:
Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
Health Benefits: On day one, you'll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that's just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself - that's why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more
Feel free to be yourself at American
From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.
Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life's journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY
American Airlines maintains a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity and access for all persons, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or other protected veteran, in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, the following employment decisions and practices: hiring; upgrading; promotions; demotions or transfers; layoffs; recalls; terminations; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; selection for training, including apprenticeship; and recruitment or recruitment advertising.
