Principal Engineer - IT Software [T500-20874]

ANSR is hiring for one of its clients.

About American Airlines :

To Care for People on Life's Journey®. Together with our American Eagle regional partners, we offer thousands of flights daily to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries.

American Airlines is transforming the way it delivers technology to its customers and team members worldwide.

American’s Tech Hub in Hyderabad, India, is our latest technology office location and home to team members who drive technical innovation and engineer unrivalled digital products to best serve American’s customers and team members. With U.S. tech hubs in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona, our new team in Hyderabad, India enables better support of our 24 / 7 operation and positions American to deliver industry-leading technology solutions that create a world-class customer experience.

Intro :

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you’ll love this job :

• As one diverse, high-performing team dedicated to technical excellence, you will focus relentlessly on delivering unrivaled digital products that drive a more reliable and profitable airline.
• The Software domain refers to the area within Information Technology that focuses on the development, deployment, management, and maintenance of software applications that support business processes and user needs while ensuring reliability, performance, and security. This includes development, application lifecycle management, requirement analysis, QA, security & compliance, and maintaining the applications and infrastructure.

What you’ll do :

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

Writes, tests, and documents technical work products (e.g., code, scripts, processes) according to organizational standards and practices

Delivers high quality work and coaches team members on technical craftsmanship

Conducts root cause analysis to identify systemic problems and defines and leads execution of action items to address

Designs thoughtfully integrated systems that model organizational best practices, allowing disparate teams across product domains to deliver value with speed, scale, and reliability

Oversees the management of technical debt in existing systems and drives opportunities to eliminate within ongoing implementations

Consistently anticipates scaling, latency, and durability challenges and guides teams in implementation of mitigating strategies

Partners with the security organization to incorporate security conscious practices early in the lifecycle of new systems

Thoughtfully evaluates technical risks and guides toward practical prevention strategies

Consistently works across teams to break down silos and resolve problems collaboratively

Builds and maintains strong relationships with engineering and product leaders as well as key vendors across span of influence to capitalize on synergies within related organizations

Clearly translates technical strategy into implementable componentry within the context of the relevant business area

Maintains a focus on removing the duplication of effort across teams and proactively identifies opportunities for reuse within their span of influence

Mentors individuals on teams across their span of influence

Ensures teams across their span of influence are directionally aligned on the engineering strategy of their product domain and leads cross-team efforts that advance and influence organizational strategy

All you’ll need for success

Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS / MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience / training

8+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale solutions in production environments

Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS / MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience / training

Preferred Qualifications :

Airline Industry experience

Skills, Licenses & Certifications :

Proficiency with the following technologies :

Programming Languages : Java, Python, C#, Javascript / Typescript

Frameworks : Spring / SpringBoot, FastAPI

Front End Technologies : Angular / React

Deployment Technologies : Kubernetes, Docker

Source Control : GitHub, Azure DevOps

CICD : GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps

Data management : PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis

Integration / APIs Technologies : Kafka, REST, GraphQL

Cloud Providers such as Azure and AWS

Ability to optimize solutions for performance, resiliency and reliability while maintaining an eye toward simplicity

Ability to concisely convey ideas verbally, in writing, in code, and in diagrams

Ability to optimize system designs spanning multiple teams to allow small, safe, incremental releases

Ability to work through others by cooperatively sharing responsibilities

Ability to combines deep knowledge of a product domain with awareness of advancing technology to introduce solutions that propel the technical capability of the organization forward.

Proficiency in object-oriented design techniques and principles

Proficiency in Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM

Proficiency in DevOps Toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and

Continuous Deployment

Language, Communication Skills, & Physical Abilities :

Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written with all levels within the organization

Physical ability necessary to safely and successfully perform the essential functions of the position, with or without any legally required reasonable accommodations that do not pose an undue hardship. Note : If the Company has reason to question an employee’s physical ability to safely and / or successfully perform the position’s essential job functions, the HR team generally will engage in an interactive process to determine whether a reasonable accommodation is appropriate. HR (working with the operation) ordinarily first speaks with the team member directly and they mutually identify the physical demands of the job that are or may be impacted by the employee’s obvious or known condition. Then, if necessary, HR would request medical documentation from the team member’s treating physician or others to confirm the employee’s ability to perform those essential job functions safely and successfully.

What you’ll get :

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer :

Travel Perks : Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.

Health Benefits : On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.

Wellness Programs : We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.

401(k) Program : Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.

Additional Benefits : Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Feel Free to be yourself at American :

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world. Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.

Competencies :

Caring

Collaboration

Development

Results

Future