Principal Software Engineer

Alaska Airlines • SeaTac, WA

481d • $136,100 - $204,100

About The Position

The Principal Software Engineer at Alaska Airlines is a lead subject matter expert in full-stack software engineering and digital experience. This role is responsible for defining long-term strategies for agile development teams, developing and supporting products, and regularly shipping software. The position requires significant initiative to solve problems and influence product development, ensuring high-quality software delivery.

Requirements

• 7 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
• Experience as a full-stack software engineer building custom, high-scale, n-tier applications using object-oriented languages (C#, JavaScript, React, etc.).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Tools & Development Technologies.
• Ability to multi-task between activities for multiple projects.
• Expertise in utilizing cloud technology and modern architecture practices to build high-scale distributed systems.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to drive new ideas and technologies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in enterprise-level high availability and scalable iOS solutions.
• Expert understanding of iOS design patterns and testing/debugging in iOS solutions.
• Experience writing unit tests and automation tests for iOS solutions using XCTest, Appium.
• Proven delivery of highly optimized and high-performance iOS solutions.
• Experience working on iOS solutions using UIKit, SwiftUI, and Appium.
• Strong understanding of common iOS architectures (MVC, MVVM).

Responsibilities

• Acts as the lead subject matter expert on full-stack software engineering on an agile delivery team.
• Collaborates with product owners, designers, and other developers to deliver business value iteratively.
• Architects, engineers, tests, and releases highly scalable and maintainable complex software applications.
• Ensures delivery of high-quality software through clean coding practices and methodologies like TDD and continuous integration.
• Influences the development of technology strategy aligned with department goals.
• Engages in the technology industry by applying new concepts and representing Alaska at conferences.
• Mentors other engineers across multiple teams, leveraging a deep understanding of guest experience and business systems.

Benefits

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air
• Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Generous 401k match program
• Quarterly and annual bonus plans
• Generous holiday and paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Air Transportation
• Education Level: High school or GED