Senior Developer

Company: Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
Location: Chicago
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.Come join us to create what's next. Let's define tomorrow, together.DescriptionFind your future at United! We're reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be - from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you're joining a global team of 100,000+ connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world's biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.Create what's next with us. Let's define tomorrow together.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 description and responsibilitiesThe Senior Software Developer will be responsible for the development of critical applications, working with a team of developers. This role involves designing, developing, documenting, testing, and debugging new and existing applications, with a focus on cloud-based solutions. The individual will utilize groundbreaking technologies and enterprise-grade integration software daily, helping elevate the team's technological capabilities.

• Manage and participate in the full development lifecycle, including requirements analysis and design using Agile methodologies.
• Engage in hands-on development and support of software systems, optimizing performance, resolving issues, and providing follow-up.
• Serve as a technical guide on development projects.
• Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and business requirements.
• Support, maintain, and document software functionality.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies for potential implementation.
• Analyze code to identify errors and revise programs as needed.
• Participate in design meetings and analyze user needs to resolve technical requirements.
• Lead and collaborate with technical teams, including employees and vendor contractors, serving as a technology leader.
• Work with end users to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs.
• Lead the design, development, and planning for solutions and technology standards to resolve complex business problems.
• Recommend system improvements in collaboration with business, support, and development teams.
• Consult across multiple projects and technology areas for problem management and solution implementation.
• Review and assess technology and project development efforts.
• Provide technical leadership in project lifecycle planning.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise standards and principles throughout the application lifecycle.QualificationsRequired
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Management Information Systems, or related field.
  • At least 5 years of experience in software design, development, documentation, testing, and debugging.
  • Experience with AWS technologies such as Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch, CloudFront, Cognito, Route 53, DynamoDB, ECS, EC2, S3, RDS, API Gateway.
  • Proficiency with Cloud Automation tools like Git, Python, Bash, PowerShell scripting.
  • Hands-on backend API development experience using Node.js, Java, and Python (preferred).
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
  • Successful interview completion required.
  • Reliable and punctual attendance.Preferred
    • Experience in the airline industry.
    • Highly preferred AWS expertise.The salary range for this role is $109,820 to $149,600, dependent on experience, education, and skills. The position may also include bonuses or incentive awards.Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability insurance, parental leave, employee assistance programs, commuter benefits, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k), and flight privileges.United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, or other protected status. Reasonable accommodations are provided for individuals with disabilities. Contact JobAccommodations@united.com for assistance.
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