Southwest Airline Career Page · 13 hours ago
Tech Lead Software Engineer
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$161K/yr - $178K/yrSouthwest Airlines is committed to providing a stable work environment and fostering creativity and innovation among its employees. The Tech Lead Software Engineer will guide a team of developers in planning and building reliable Offer Order Delivery services while ensuring technical quality and collaborating closely with business partners.
Airlines/Aviation
No H1B
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
U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available
Ability to perform work duties from [limited space work station/desk/office area] for extended periods of time
Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job
Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job
Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
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 Airline Career Page
At Southwest Airlines we connect People to what’s important in their lives—that also means connecting our Employees to what’s important in their lives! Our Employees value the opportunity to work hard, be creative, and have fun on the job.
Founded in 1971
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase