United Airlines · 21 hours ago
Senior Developer - IT
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$112K/yr - $147K/yr
3+ years expUnited Airlines is committed to supporting the growth of its employees while offering top-tier health and wellness benefits. The Senior Developer will be responsible for developing critical applications, focusing on cloud-based solutions, and leading a team in delivering innovative technology solutions.
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No H1B
Responsibilities
Manages and participates in the full development life cycle, including requirements analysis and design, using Agile methodologies
Serve as a technical expert on development projects
Creates the application framework, reusable components, and coding guidelines
Good knowledge of deployment practices, pipelines, and related technologies
Write technical specifications based on the conceptual design and stated business requirements
Support, maintain, and document software functionality
Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation
Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed
Manages and participates in software design meetings and analyzes user needs to determine technical requirements
Collaborate & lead tech teams consisting of employees & vendor company contractors in planning and execution, serving as a technology leader
Collaborate with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Management Information Systems, or related field
3+ years of experience in design, development, documenting, testing, and debugging of new and existing software systems and/or applications for market sale or large-scale proprietary software for internal use in an agile environment
Experience implementing AWS technologies (Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch, CloudFront, Cognito, Route53, DynamoDB, ECS, EC2, S3, RDS, API Gateway)
Experience with Cloud Automation Development Tool such as Git, Python/Bash/PowerShell Scripting
Hands-on development and proficient excellence in backend API development using Node.js, Java, and Python (nice to have)
Strong knowledge of Spring framework, SQL, NoSQL, and Design Patterns, messaging platforms like IBM MQ, Solace, Kafka, JMS, etc., APM observability tools
Excellent understanding of Object-Oriented systems design and Application Development
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
Successful completion of the interview is required to meet the job qualification
Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
Preferred
Airlines industry experience is a plus
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Accident & disability
Parental leave
Employee assistance program
Commuter
Paid holidays
Paid time off
401(k)
Flight privileges
Company
United Airlines
United Airlines is an aviation company that provides information on reservations, bookings, and travel services online.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2006-01-25IPO
Leadership Team
Mike Leskinen
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Deneen DeFiore
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Recent News
2026-02-07
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