Principal Developer - Open System

Theres never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. Were 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 were growing in the years ahead, well 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 cutting-edge 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. Key Responsibilities: The role of Principal Developer will have technical focus on enabling Reservation management systems at the enterprise level and to support the robust booking platform for customer and agent portfolios. The role will lead the efforts to design, develop, and maintain reservation management services and collaborate with different portfolio owners and service providers. The Principal Developer plays a critical role in creating and maintaining the strategic partnership between business needs and technology delivery. This individual will apply proven communication, analytical and critical thinking skills to help identify, communicate, and resolve issues, opportunities, or problems in order to improve the benefit of IT and Business investments. Defines and implements the technical architecture for the reservation management services Leads the design, development, and planning for solutions and technology standards to solve complex business problems Hands-on development, Support and fix software systems as required, optimizing performance, resolving problems, and providing follow-up on all issues and solutions Ensures that systems are properly integrated Works with business, support, or development teams recommending system enhancements Serves as a resource for technology/project development review and technical assessments Ensures that the technical solutions meet the customers business goals Provide consultation and technical leadership in project life cycle planning Ensures consistency and coherence to the enterprise standards and guiding principles throughout the application lifecycle Ensures consistency and coherence to the enterprise standards and guiding principles throughout the application lifecycle Finds opportunities to leverage/influence the direction for existing infrastructure and application components Keeps abreast of industry trends through benchmarking, participation in professional associations etc. to advise others of strategic technology direction. Provides feedback to the enterprise technology owners and Architects regarding future solution needs Understands and applies the enterprise vision and strategy to the project solution while balancing tactical needs to deliver Partner with various business and IT collaborators in defining domain architecture strategy Demonstrate exceptional knowledge of application architecture and architecture constructs as it connects to the enterprise architecture Demonstrate mastery of the application of development domain areas and multiple technologies and tool set Demonstrate mastery of software engineer United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the desired qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table