Sr Backend Developer (Tech Lead) - Cloud
About The Position
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 architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions. Job overview and responsibilities The Sr Backend Developer (Tech Lead) - Cloud will be responsible for the development of critical applications, while working with a team of developers. This role will design, develop, document, test and debug new and existing applications. Additionally, this role will build these applications with a focus on delivering cloud-based solutions. The individual will use groundbreaking technologies and enterprise grade integration software daily and will be relied upon to help take the team to the next level from a technological standpoint. Manages and participates in full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design using Agile methodologies The Technical Lead will handle one of United Airline's priority applications. This application interacts with a majority of the customers that fly with United. Serve as technical expert on development projects Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements Support, maintain, and document software functionality Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed Managers and participates in software design meetings and analyze user needs to determine technical requirements Collaborate & lead technical teams consisting of employees & vendor company contractors in planning and execution, serving as a technology leader Collaborate with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Management Information Systems or related field
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft NET Core, SQL, NoSQL and Design Patterns
- 4+ years of full stack developer experience in design, development, documenting, testing, and debugging of new and existing software systems and/or applications for market sale or large-scale proprietary software for internal use in an agile environment
- Experience implementing AWS technologies (Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch, CloudFront, Cognito, route53, Dynamo DB, ECS, EC2, S3, RDS, API Gateway)
- Experience with Cloud Automation Development Tool such as Git, Python/Bash/PowerShell Scripting
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Excellent knowledge of Object-Oriented systems design and Application Development
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
- Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
- Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
Nice To Haves
- Airlines industry experience is a plus
- Hands-on development and proficient excellence in backend API development using Node.js Java and Python (nice to have)
- AWS Certifications
- Cloud printing services experience
- Experience with Harness (CI/CD)
Responsibilities
- Development of critical applications
- Design, develop, document, test and debug new and existing applications
- Build applications with a focus on delivering cloud-based solutions
- Manage and participate in full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design using Agile methodologies
- Serve as technical expert on development projects
- Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements
- Support, maintain, and document software functionality
- Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation
- Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed
- Manage and participate in software design meetings and analyze user needs to determine technical requirements
- Collaborate & lead technical teams consisting of employees & vendor company contractors in planning and execution, serving as a technology leader
- Collaborate with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life
- accident & disability
- parental leave
- employee assistance program
- commuter
- paid holidays
- paid time off
- 401(k)
- flight privileges
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
