Southwest Airlines · 7 hours ago
Tech Lead Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$161K/yr - $178K/yrSouthwest Airlines is committed to providing a stable work environment and opportunities for personal growth. The Tech Lead Software Engineer will guide a team of developers in planning, building, and operating reliable services and databases, ensuring technical quality while collaborating with business partners to meet needs.
Public Transportation
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide accurate development estimates in support of feasibility assessments and planned development activities
Create, maintain, review and approve application designs in collaboration with Solution Architects and shared services Teams, ensuring alignment to the appropriate solution architectures and taking tradeoffs into account
Develop, maintain, and review software with a focus on quality and maintainability
Develop, maintain, review, and execute unit, functional, and integration tests with a focus on automation and test-driven development
Provide technical oversight for performance testing, ensuring plan and outcomes align to expected non-functional requirements
Plan and oversee application deployment activities and sequencing in non-production and production environments
Investigate new technologies that could improve the applications and development activities
Identify and resolve technical debt as appropriate, weighing the development effort against the value returned
Mentor and coach Development Team on relevant architecture, design, development, and operations topics
Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems
May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or GED
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information systems or similar fields of study or equivalent advanced level experience
Expert level experience, expansive and far reaching knowledge in software engineering
Advanced knowledge of software development methodologies, practices, concepts, and technologies
Advanced knowledge of at least one programming language and at least general knowledge of one or more additional programming languages
Knowledge of project management methodology and principles
Ability to demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a proactive mindset to get ahead of issues
Skilled in communication with ability to articulate a clear direction and priorities on ideas, approaches, concepts, options, risks, impacts, and recommendations to technical, non-technical, and Leadership audiences with ability to adapt the message accordingly
Ability to articulate the technical implementation and how it provides business value
Ability to lead ideation, presentation, and group-thinking sessions
Ability to influence effectively without authority up through Senior Leadership levels to achieve desired business outcomes
Ability to lead multiple efforts concurrently, whether administrative or project related, while maintaining a successful level of completion in their own work
Ability to work in a fast-paced, Team-based, Customer service-oriented environment
Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines
Must be able to travel and /or attend Company and non-Company facilities and remote locations such as remote-based offices as necessary
Preferred
Experience in Lambda, Dynamo DB Database, and Kafka
Benefits
Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)
Southwest will help fund your 401(k) retirement savings with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings
Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit
Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)
Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.
Company
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) continues to differentiate itself from other carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered .
Founded in 1971
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.51BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.
2025-10-27Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2024-10-04Post Ipo Equity· $107M
2024-06-10Post Ipo Equity· $1.9B
Leadership Team
Robert E. Jordan
President, Chief Executive Officer, & Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Brendan Conlon
Vice President Crew Scheduling
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