Senior Software Engineer

ATPCO • Herndon, VA

6h • Remote

About The Position

ATPCO is the world's primary source for air fare content, holding over 200 million fares across 160 countries. Every day, the travel industry relies on ATPCO's technology and data solutions to help millions of travelers reach their destinations efficiently. ATPCO is everywhere people buy flights. The company fosters a remote-first culture rooted in trust, transparency, and belonging, with open-door leadership, weekly 1:1s, and real-time recognition. Their cultural pillars include Collaboration, Empowerment, Innovation, Learning, Transparency, and Trust. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be passionate about developing software that brings extraordinary value to its users, devising innovative solutions that captivate and exceed customer expectations. You will collaborate with a team of skilled engineers to develop products that distinguish ATPCO in the marketplace, playing an integral part of a visionary team committed to making an impact in the airline industry.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in an IT-related field of study (i.e., bachelor's or master's in computer science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent)
• Minimum 5 years of professional Experience building and operating large-scale, distributed software systems using Java or similar object‑oriented languages.
• Familiarity with backend frameworks and technologies such as Spring Boot and related frameworks.
• Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and system design, with a proven ability to apply these principles to build highly scalable, reliable, and maintainable services.
• Proven ownership of production systems end to end, including participation in on-call rotations, troubleshooting complex issues, and driving engineering and operational excellence through improved reliability, performance, and availability.
• Passion for modern software development practices, including continuous delivery (CI/CD), Feature Flag–driven deployment, AI-augmented engineering workflows, infrastructure as code (IaC), and a strong emphasis on observability, security, and developer experience.
• 5+ years of experience working in cloud-based environments, preferably AWS, with exposure to other cloud platforms such as GCP, Azure, or similar.
• Strong experience using open-source frameworks, Agile and CI/CD practices, and DevOps methodologies to build, deploy, and operate scalable, high-traffic, high-volume production systems with a focus on reliability and operational excellence.
• Exceptional communications skills, both written and verbal.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience and mastery of regression, functional, integration (end-to-end), and performance testing competencies.
• Deep experience in different software development methodologies such as agile, lean, scrum, and test-driven development.
• Proven record of accomplishment of encouraging innovation, implementation of innovative technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to the development of technical requirements and other design artifacts.
• Understand all enterprise architectural strategies and standards and ensure adherence to them in technical solutions.
• Promote successful delivery of customer value across the enterprise through efficient designs, programming techniques and strategies, utilizing innovative techniques where practical.
• Adhere to established ATPCO development standards and spearhead appropriate modifications to improve quality and productivity of the team.
• Utilize an array of programming languages including Java, Python, Rust, Go, TypeScript.
• Use Open-Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases.
• Proficiently orchestrate containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, while harnessing the diverse toolkit of AWS services to architect robust solutions.
• Develop and maintain software applications that interact extensively with various data stores, build data intensive software components to ensure efficient data flow and storage.
• Leads technical areas anticipating and resolving issues to meet team commitments.
• Able to manage multiple, complex tasks with a focus on delivering quality and timely results.
• Acts as a technical resource/lead to other applications developers.
• Collaborate with product managers to craft and deliver resilient cloud-based solutions that enhance user experiences.
• Translate technical concepts into accessible, non-technical language and tailor the communication to meet internal and external stakeholders' needs.
• Share your passion to remain abreast of the latest tech trends, eagerly experimenting with and mastering modern technologies, actively engaging in both internal and external technology circles.
• Shares technical, procedural, and business knowledge with others.
• Proactively present information in public forums to share knowledge and improve the productivity of others.
• Train and/or mentor other team members and peers as appropriate.
• Promote DevOps mindset and DevOps technical practices that support the integration, automation, and collaboration to develop and operate a solution.

Benefits

• Flexibility to work from home in your country of hire
• Inclusive, Collaborative Culture
• 401(k) with Generous Employer Match
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision
• Supportive policies promote work-life balance through flexible work arrangements
• Cultivate a workplace where every employee feels valued, respected, and a true sense of belonging

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees