Senior Software Engineer - Remote Opportunity

Join the Southwest Airlines Team and Take Your Career to New Heights! We're seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our Integrated Data Foundation (IDF) Team, where you'll play a key role in driving the future of our company's data ecosystem. As a remote team member, you'll enjoy the flexibility to work from anywhere, while collaborating with our dynamic team to deliver innovative solutions that propel our business forward.

At Southwest Airlines, we're dedicated to providing our employees with a supportive work environment that fosters growth, learning, and creativity. We're committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing large-scale cloud structures, mentoring software engineers, and driving technical innovation across our organization.

Job Summary

We're looking for a seasoned software engineer with advanced experience in software development methodologies, practices, and technologies. You'll be responsible for driving the technical direction and feature roadmap of our cloud structures, serving as a technical lead, and contributing to the development of our software applications. Your expertise will help us optimize our data assets, improve our operational efficiency, and deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical direction and feature roadmap of large-scale cloud structures
• Serve as a technical lead, contributing to and directing the efforts of development teams
• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions
• Drive detailed definitions of feature requirements through discussions with product managers and customers
• Support continuous development by investigating options and new technologies
• Prepare and install solutions by identifying and designing system specifications, standards, and programming
• Evaluate code to ensure it's valid, well-structured, and meets industry standards
• Mentor software engineers to enable skill and knowledge development through guidance, coaching, and education opportunities
• Update job knowledge by reading industry publications, participating in educational opportunities, and maintaining personal networks

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Advanced understanding of software development methodologies, practices, and technologies
• Proactively shares knowledge and skills of software development to solve complex problems
• Advanced understanding of at least one required programming language
• Excellent partnering, communication, negotiation skills, and execution in working with diverse teams
• Ability to articulate ideas, approach, concepts, options, risk, and impact to technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to lead multiple assignments while maintaining a high level of completion in all responsible work
• Ability to mentor others and lead without authority

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems, or related field; or equivalent formal education
• Required: Advanced-degree experience, pro and specialized knowledge in software development and methodologies
• Preferred: Analytical and Streaming experience, familiarity with data mining, and working knowledge of AWS, Kafka, and Redshift
• Preferred: Working knowledge of JIRA, Agile, and SAFe, as well as experience building out Event-Driven Architecture

Benefits You'll Love

• Fly for free on any open seat on all Southwest flights, including your eligible dependents
• Up to a 9.3% 401(k) Company match, dollar for dollar, of your eligible pay
• Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution towards retirement

Our Company Culture

We're an equal opportunity employer that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We're committed to providing a supportive work environment that fosters growth, learning, and creativity. Our company culture is built on a foundation of respect, empathy, and open communication, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic selves to work every day.

Join Our Team!

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career with a dynamic and innovative company. If you have the skills and passion we're looking for, please submit your application today.