Full Stack Associate Developer, IT Applications

Join American Airlines as a Full Stack Associate Developer

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 a Full Stack Associate Developer, you will be responsible for leveraging cutting-edge technology to solve business problems at American Airlines. You will participate in all phases of the development process from inception through transition, advocating the agile process and test-driven development. You will use object-oriented development tools to analyze, model, design, construct, and test reusable objects, and improve the codebase.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with leaders, business analysts, project managers, IT architects, technical leads, and other developers, along with internal customers, to understand needs and develop solutions according to business requirements.
• Maintain and enhance existing enterprise services, applications, and platforms using domain-driven design and test-driven development.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues; identify and implement solutions.
• Assist with the creation of detailed project specifications, requirements, and estimates; ensure tasks and projects are completed on time and within scope.
• Work with software architects to ensure decisions meet long-term enterprise growth needs.
• Support the development of coding standards and adhere to best practices and security guidelines.
• Research and implement new technologies to enhance current processes, security, and performance.

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.
• 2 years of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience.
• 2 years of application development experience, including Java SE and Java EE experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Java, Spring, Hibernate, HTML, XML, JavaScript, UNIX/Linux, and object-oriented methodologies.
• Knowledge of UI technologies and frameworks (e.g., HTML5, CSS, LESS, AngularJS, ReactJS).
• In-depth knowledge of the JEE platform and supporting technologies such as JAXP, JMS, JDBC.
• Familiarity with Relational Databases such as Oracle or SQL Server.
• Experience consuming Web Services and implementing Web Services; familiarity with messaging and SOA technologies; knowledge of general architecture principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Airline industry experience, including business processes and supporting technology.
• Familiarity with software configuration management/build processes.
• Experience with Cloud technologies.
• Experience in implementing data analytics solutions in Azure.
• Experience with Big Data BI solutions including Hadoop (HDInsight/Spark), Azure SQL DW, etc.
• Experience in programming utilizing C#, Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.
• Experience in predictive analytics (especially Azure ML).

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.

Inclusion and Diversity

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.