United Air Lines, Inc

Software Developer (.NET, RESTfulAPIs, AWS)

United Air Lines, Inc$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field preferred
  • 2+ years of software development experience
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft .NET Framework, .NET Core, SQL, NoSQL, and Design Patterns
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, Git, and DevOps practices
  • Understanding of RESTful APIs, JSON schemas, and API-first design
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop high-quality software applications within assigned product teams
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements
  • Partner with PlatformOps for expertise in infrastructure and cloud deployment
  • Improve workflows and operational maturity within product teams
  • Support and troubleshoot software systems and optimize performance
  • Contribute to documentation and guidelines for better engineering practices
  • Adapt to new team dynamics and engineering practices during rotations

Benefits

  • Specialized training in platform engineering and cloud technologies
  • Opportunities for hands-on experience across multiple product teams
  • Exposure to modern software delivery practices and tools
  • Empowerment to influence engineering standards across the organization
  • Collaborative working environment with cross-functional teams
Full Job Description
Description

Job overview and responsibilities

We are seeking a versatile .NET Developer to join our organization in a unique, high-impact role that blends hands-on software delivery with platform engineering enablement. In this position, you will work embedded within different product engineering teams on a long-term rotational basis to help plan, design, develop, launch, and support efficient systems and solutions aligned to business needs. While embedded, you will also partner closely with our PlatformOps team, receiving specialized training in platform engineering, CI/CD pipelines, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and modern cloud infrastructure. Your mission will be to act as a bridge between product teams and platform practices-applying your training to champion best practices, improve delivery workflows, identify and resolve technical issues, and elevate engineering standards across the teams you support. This role requires strong communication, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to work independently with general guidance and direction.
• Design, develop, modify, and deliver high-quality, production-ready software applications and features within the assigned product team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, contribute to moderate-to-complex projects, and deliver efficient systems and solutions.
• Partner closely with PlatformOps to build practical expertise in infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployment patterns, and SRE practices.
• Bring platform knowledge back to the assigned product team by helping improve delivery workflows, resiliency, scalability, deployment readiness, and operational maturity.
• Adapt smoothly to new team dynamics, codebases, product domains, and engineering practices during rotations.
• Support and troubleshoot software systems as required by optimizing performance, resolving issues, and providing follow-up on problems and solutions.
• Contribute to software documentation, user guidance, and knowledge-sharing materials that help teams adopt better engineering and platform practices.

Qualifications

What's needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Computer science, software engineering, or related field preferred
  • 2+ years of software development experience
  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge of Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft NET Core, SQL, NoSQL and Design Patterns
  • Demonstrate knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, tools such as Git, and DevOps and SLDC practices
  • Good understanding of RESTful APIs, JSON schemas, versioning, and API-first design
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
  • Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position


What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Airlines industry experience is a plus
  • Knowledge of AWS architecture, and hands-on experience with AWS services such as EKS, ECS, Route53, IAM, S3, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS.
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure as a Code (IaC) with AWS CDK or similar tools such as Terraform
  • Knowledge of other programming languages such as Java, Python, Javascript, Typescript, or Go.
  • Experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and experience with defining and implementing Error Budgets, SLOs and SLIs.
  • Monitoring and Logging: Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as DynaTrace, DataDog, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Splunk
  • CI/CD Tools: Extensive experience with CI/CD tools such as Github Actions, Harness, Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI
  • Containerization: Strong knowledge of containerization technologies, reliability and performance of containerized applications.

About United Air Lines, Inc

United Airlines is a major American airline that operates a large domestic and international route network. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and is a founding member of the Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance. United Airlines operates a fleet of over 800 aircraft and serves more than 350 destinations in over 50 countries.
Learn more about United Air Lines, Inc
Size
87,400 employees
Market Cap
$12.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$7 billion
Founded
1926
5 Year Trend
-7.6%
Revenue
$15.3 billion
NASDAQ

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