Senior Developer - Information Technology - United Airlines

There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines! We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?

We believe that inclusion propels innovation and is the foundation of all that we do. United's Digital Technology team spans the globe and is made up of diverse individuals all working together with pioneering technology to build the best airline in the history of aviation. Our team designs, develops and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions.

 Job overview and responsibilities

United is seeking a lead developer with a strong database and data analytics background in Chicago, IL for our Pricing ang Revenue Management systems building automated planning and reporting tools for the next generation revenue management system.

This position will work closely across our development and enterprise teams. We are interested in someone who knows or is willing to learn concepts of Airline Revenue Management, including pricing and passenger forecasting. A key competency is using this knowledge to:

• Collaborate closely with the various technical and business partners to support pricing and revenue management data needs
• Collaborate & lead tech teams consisting of employees & vendor company contractors in planning and execution, serving as a technology leader
• Knowledgeable about new technologies (Ex: Gen-Ai, Machine Leaning, Natural Language Processing)
• Ability to prioritize work independently
• Eager to ask questions, admit mistakes, and learn new things
• Willing to challenge existing methods and ideas with better solutions

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer/data engineering, management information systems or something similar
• 5+ years of SQL programming experience across database platforms including Oracle, MS SQL, etc.
• 5+ 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.
• Proficient with AWS Redshift, RDS, and other AWS apps including Glue, EC2, S3 and Dynamo DB
• Hands-on development and proficient excellence in backend API development using Python
• Skilled in Microsoft’s SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• Strong understanding of source code control tools (Gitlab) and branching model
• ·      Knowledge of data analytic tools such as Power BI and Spotfire
• Experienced and hands on understanding of System Design Principals
• Must have legal authorization to work in the United States for any employer without requiring sponsorship.

Additional Qualifications: 

• Strong understanding of enterprise data landscape with an airline focus
• Experience with NoSQL Database like Mongo Db, Elasticache and understand the core concepts of NoSQL DB
• Strong understanding of Spark framework