Principal Developer - Information Technology
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Bachelor's, Master's
Gurugram, Haryana, India
In PersonPosition is offered on local terms; employment visa sponsorship is not available.
Software EngineeringBackend Engineering
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree is required.
- At least 15 years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, cloud engineering, or a related field is required.
- Experience working with globally distributed engineering, product, and operations teams is required.
- An AWS certification or equivalent demonstrated AWS expertise is required.
- Experience with infrastructure as code, container platforms, serverless architectures, observability tools, and incident-management practices is required.
- Experience modernizing legacy systems or integrating vendor platforms into cloud-native ecosystems is required.
- Airline domain knowledge is an added advantage.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills are required.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and modernize scalable applications using C#, .NET, AWS, and cloud-native practices, applying AI competency to improve solution design, automation, productivity, and operational effectiveness.
- Own hands-on development, integration, troubleshooting, and production support for Travel Services systems.
- Work with business, support, or development teams to recommend system enhancements.
- Consult across United Digital Technology projects and technology areas to perform troubleshooting, problem management, root-cause analysis, and solution implementation.
- Translate business requirements into technical designs and deliver end-to-end solutions with predictable, high-quality outcomes.
- Identify opportunities to leverage or influence the direction of existing infrastructure and application components.
- Apply AI-enabled engineering practices, including the AI development lifecycle, agentic automation, intelligent code analysis, test acceleration, and operational triage support.
- Collaborate with product, architecture, vendor, support, and distributed engineering teams to align technical solutions with business and enterprise architecture goals.
Desired Qualifications
- A master's degree in a related field is preferred.
- Experience delivering and operating business-critical applications or platforms is preferred.
- Experience working with enterprise platforms, software-as-a-service solutions, vendor systems, or complex third-party integrations is preferred.
- Solid experience across the software delivery lifecycle, including Agile, release management, continuous integration and continuous delivery, testing, observability, and reliability, is preferred.
About the company
United Airlines flies passengers and cargo across the United States and to destinations around the world, running a hub network that spans Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, Washington Dulles and Guam. It was a founding member of Star Alliance, the global airline partnership that links its routes and frequent-flyer benefits with carriers such as Lufthansa and Air Canada. Travelers book seats in economy, premium and Polaris business cabins, and United earns money from fares, bag and seat fees, cargo, and its MileagePlus loyalty program, which sells miles to card partners. United traces its roots to Varney Air Lines, which began flying airmail in 1926, and is based in Chicago.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
1926
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Premium travel fuels growth: premium revenue rose 16% in Q2 2026 as total revenue reached $17.7 billion.
- Hiring keeps expanding: United had 117,500 employees by June 2026, up 5.6% from a year earlier.
- Cabin crew pay is climbing: the flight attendant deal reached in March 2026 lifts base pay 31% on average.
What critics are saying
- Fuel prices squeeze profits: in July 2026, United expected nearly $6 billion more fuel expense for the year.
- Mechanics' labor fight drags on: United technicians rejected a Teamsters tentative deal 53.5% to 46.5% in September 2026.
- Newark growth was capped: the FAA limited the airport to 72 hourly flights from January through October 2026.
What makes United Airlines unique
- United gives loyalty members free fast WiFi: it targets Starlink on nearly 1,000 aircraft by end of 2026.
- Its Pacific reach extends past Hawaii: United runs a hub on Guam, a US island territory near Asia.
- United dominates New York's Newark airport: it runs about 70% of the flights there.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off