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Description

Exciting opportunity to join best-in-class digital technology team at United Airlines as a Senior Developer, where you will design and develop high-performance applications using AWS cloud services. This role focuses on leveraging AWS technologies to create scalable, secure and efficient solutions. Your work will ensure that our software products meet the highest standards of performance and reliability, driving business success and innovation. The ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams are essential for success in this role.

This is a Chicago based, hybrid position and candidates must be eligible to work for any employer.

· Translate product strategy and requirements into suitable, maintainable and scalable solution design according to existing architecture guardrails

· Have a holistic view of how an engineering solution adds value and ties into the defined business outcomes; provide options for how the solution could be evolved to provide even more value

· Use an experimental mindset to identify, evaluate and recommend alternative design options which take target environment, performance security requirements and existing systems into account

· Build and deliver simple, effective solutions that fully meet user needs, functional and compliance requirements, and quality standards. Ensure on-time delivery while continuously eliminating waste, including unnecessary documentation and inefficient methodologies

· Drive testing and deployment of software solutions, including ensuring automated testing to ensure solution quality

· Identify and share best practices with other teams as well as produce necessary documentation

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

· Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field

· 3+ years of experience with .Net core and AWS development

· Strong hands-on experience designing and building scalable microservices and distributed systems

· Experience with cloud-native development, ideally on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, ECS/EKS, Step Functions)

· Good understanding of RESTful APIs, JSON schemas, versioning, and API-first design

· Experience with event-driven architectures and streaming technologies (Kafka/Kinesis)

· Familiarity with graph databases (AWS Neptune, Neo4j) or a strong willingness to learn

· Solid knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, Git, and DevOps best practices

· Understanding of data quality, validation, and enrichment patterns in real-time systems

· Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

· Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Requirements:

· Previous experience working on customer data, data platforms, customer 360 profile service, or graph-based system is a strong plus

· Experience with Python

The base pay range for this role is $87,780.00 to $114,376.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.