Lead Software Engineer

Associate Principal - Architecture

Description

About American Airlines

To Care for People on Lifes Journey We have a relentless drive for innovation and excellence Whether youre engaging with customers at the airport or advancing our IT infrastructure every team member plays a vital role in shaping the future of travel At Americans Tech Hubs we tackle complex challenges and pioneer cuttingedge technologies that redefine the travel experience Our vast network and diverse customer base offer unique opportunities for engineers to solve realworld problems on a grand scale Join us and immerse yourself in a dynamic techdriven environment where your creativity and unique strengths are celebrated Experience the excitement of being at the forefront of technological innovation where every day brings new opportunities to make a meaningful impact

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities both at work and during your time off Join our American Airlines family and youll travel the world grow your expertise and become the best version of you As you embark on a new journey youll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board

What youll do

As noted above this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions and certainly nonessential job functions that are not referenced Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so observing of course any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations

Writes tests and documents technical work products eg code scripts processes according to organizational standards and practices

Delivers high quality work and coaches team members on technical craftsmanship

Conducts root cause analysis to identify systemic problems and defines and leads execution of action items to address

Designs thoughtfully integrated systems that model organizational best practices allowing disparate teams across product domains to deliver value with speed scale and reliability

Oversees the management of technical debt in existing systems and drives opportunities to eliminate within ongoing implementations

Consistently anticipates scaling latency and durability challenges and guides teams in implementation of mitigating strategies

Partners with the security organization to incorporate security conscious practices early in the lifecycle of new systems

Thoughtfully evaluates technical risks and guides toward practical prevention strategies

Consistently works across teams to break down silos and resolve problems collaboratively

Builds and maintains strong relationships with engineering and product leaders as well as key vendors across span of influence to capitalize on synergies within related organizations

Clearly translates technical strategy into implementable componentry within the context of the relevant business area

Maintains a focus on removing the duplication of effort across teams and proactively identifies opportunities for reuse within their span of influence

Mentors individuals on teams across their span of influence

Ensures teams across their span of influence are directionally aligned on the engineering strategy of their product domain and leads crossteam efforts that advance and influence organizational strategy

All youll need for success

Minimum Qualifications Education Prior Job Experience

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Technology Information Systems CISMIS Engineering or related technical discipline or equivalent experience training

12 years of experience designing developing and implementing largescale solutions in production environments

Masters degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Technology Information Systems CISMIS Engineering or related technical discipline or equivalent experience training

Preferred Qualifications Education Prior Job Experience

Airline Industry experience

Skills Licenses Certifications

Proficiency with the following technologies

Programming Languages Java Python C Javascript Typescript

Frameworks Spring Spring Boot FastAPI

Front End Technologies Angular React

Deployment Technologies Kubernetes Docker

Source Control GitHub Azure DevOps

CICD GitHub Actions Azure DevOps

Data management PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis

IntegrationAPIs Technologies Kafka REST GraphQL

Cloud Providers such as Azure and AWS

Ability to optimize solutions for performance resiliency and reliability while maintaining an eye toward simplicity

Ability to concisely convey ideas verbally in writing in code and in diagrams

Ability to optimize system designs spanning multiple teams to allow small safe incremental releases

Ability to work thro