Developer – Java - Spring Boot

Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.<br><br>Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.<br><br><h2>Description</h2><blockquote dir="ltr"><p>United's Digital Technology team is comprised of many talented 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.<br><br><strong>Job overview and responsibilities</strong></p><p> </p><p>The Developer plays an important role in creating and maintaining the strategic partnership between business needs and technology delivery.  The Developer's role is to plan, design, develop and launch efficient systems and solutions in support of core organizational functions. This individual will utilize effective communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to help identify, communicate / resolve issues, opportunities, or problems to maximize the benefit of IT and Business investments. The Developer is experienced and self - sufficient in performing their responsibilities requiring little supervision, but general guidance and direction.</p><p> </p><ul><li>Assist in design, develop and modify software applications/systems</li><li>Collaborates with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and deliver solutions</li><li>Provides support to the software development leads (Ex: Senior Developer)</li><li>Works on one or more moderate to complex projects</li><li>Applies security code best practices throughout development cycle</li><li>Contributes to software documentation and user manuals</li><li>Complete comprehensive unit testing on all developed/enhanced software and supports deployment of software applications</li><li>Participates in code reviews to ensure code adheres to standards</li><li>Support and troubleshoot software systems as required, optimizing performance, resolving problems, and providing follow-up on all issues and solutions</li><li>Stays up to date on the latest industry trends and technology</li></ul></blockquote><h2>Qualifications</h2><blockquote dir="ltr"><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):</strong></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial;"> </p><ul><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bachelor's degree required, with high preference for Computer science, software engineering, or related field</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2+ years of related experience or successful completion of United DT Early Career Digital Leadership Program (ECDLP)</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Proficient in Java, Spring Boot, and building back-end components</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Knowledge of software development in a Cloud environment such as AWS or Azure</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Background in RESTful APIs, Event Message processing (like Kafka, Solace, RabbitMQ)</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Knowledge of OAuth</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience with databases like NoSQL (Mongo, DocumentDB, etc.), DynamoDB, RDBS (MySQL, Postgres), Redis</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Problem solving and attention to detail</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Effective Communication (verbal + written)</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Demonstrates and eagerness to learn</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Demonstrate advanced knowledge of SDLC processes, inputs/outputs, standards and best practices</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Demonstrate advance knowledge of development methodologies, software design and design patterns</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Demonstrate advance knowledge of the application of development domain areas and specific technologies and tool set</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:Arial;"> </p><p style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):</strong></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial;"> </p><ul><li style="font-family:Arial;"><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to Dynatrace, Datadog monitoring tools</span></p><p> </p></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Code Repositories like TFS, GitHub</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Chef/Ansible, Configuration tools</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Dev Ops Experience</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Infrastructure knowledge</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">HTML, Java Script (Angular 2.0, React JS), CSS</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Agile Methodologies, Scrum teams</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience using Agentic tools like Claude, CoPilot in SDLC</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment </span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Mobile Technologies</span></li><li style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to Couchbase NoSQL DB</span><br> </li></ul><p> </p><p>Job Post Expiration: 9/30/2026</p></blockquote><br>The base pay range for this role is $89,965.00 to $117,212.00.<br>The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.<br><br>You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.<br><br>United Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>