Developer/Sr Developer, IT Applications

Developer/Sr Developer, IT Applications roles on American Airlines’ Information Technology team focus on building and supporting enterprise services and applications.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders, product management, project managers, IT architects, technical leads, developers, and internal customers to understand requirements and align delivery with business needs
• Maintain and enhance enterprise services, applications, and platforms using domain driven design and test-driven development
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues, then identify and implement effective solutions
• Create detailed project specifications, requirements, and estimates
• Research and implement new technologies to improve processes, security, and performance
• Support development of coding standards and follow best practices and security guidelines
• Coordinate with software architects and technical leads to ensure technical decisions support long-term enterprise growth

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• Minimum 3 years of full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale applications in hosted production environments
• 3 years of professional experience plus design and open-source experience
• Master’s degree in the listed fields (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, CIS/MIS, Engineering) or equivalent experience/training
• 5 years of full SDLC experience
• Airline industry experience
• Proficiency in MEAN Stack Development
• Proficiency in object-oriented design techniques and principles
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Experience with Agile methodologies, such as Scrum
• Experience with DevOps toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
• Proficiency in the following technologies (as listed): Angular, JS, Ext JS, CSS, jQuery, AJAX, Node.js, Express.js, GraphQL, REST APIs, real time ETL processing, EventHubs, MongoDB, Query performance tuning, Azure, Maven, Gradle, Git, JUnit, Mockito, Cypress, Selenium, Nexus Repository, SonarQube, Slack, GitHub, Jenkins, Kibana, Playwright, Linux/Unix shell scripting, JavaScript, IBM MQ/Rabbit MQ, Tivoli Scheduler, SQL Developer, IDE, plus agent-related work (Prompt Engineering, Building Agents, Orchestrating Agents)

Key Technologies

• Angular, JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js
• GraphQL, REST APIs
• MongoDB, SQL Developer, Query performance tuning
• Azure, Maven, Gradle
• Git, GitHub, Jenkins
• Testing tools: JUnit, Mockito, Cypress, Selenium, Playwright
• Quality and analysis: SonarQube, Kibana
• Messaging and scheduling: IBM MQ, Rabbit MQ, Tivoli Scheduler
• Automation and operations concepts: DevOps, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Scrum

Benefits

• Travel perks: reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights
• Health benefits: access to health, dental, prescription, and vision benefits on day one
• Virtual doctor visits
• Flexible spending accounts
• Wellness programs
• 401(k) program: available upon hire
• Employer contributions to 401(k) after one year (depending on the workgroup)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet insurance
• Discounts on hotels, cars, cruises, and more

Why This Job

• Member of the Information Technology Team within the Information Technology Division
• Build enterprise solutions across the development lifecycle from inception through transition
• Advocate agile and test-driven development practices
• Use object-oriented development tools to analyze, model, design, construct, and test reusable objects
• Improve how the codebase is maintained and used across the organization

Additional Information

• Fort Worth, TX location
• Onsite role
• Minimum experience requirement: 3 years

Inclusion and Diversity

• Inclusion and diversity are foundational to the workforce at American Airlines
• 20+ Team Member Business Resource Groups support connections to customers, suppliers, communities, and shareholders
• Programs aim to help team members reach full potential and build an inclusive environment