AWS API Platform Lead — Architect & Mentor

Description

As a Senior Technical Lead, you will help us deliver our brand-new API platform on AWS, using an advanced API gateway and service mesh. You’ll build microservices that transform legacy functionality our $4bn ancillary business depends on into scalable technical products. With your experience designing APIs, you’ll help us create standards for future APIs we’ll develop and coach other developers on delivering self-service API products.

• Develop high-performance APIs to deliver critical ancillary functionality to our business
• Work with other engineers to deploy and configure our new API gateway and Service Mesh
• Help design observability strategies that allow us to respond and recover to outages in our applications or applications we depend on
• Apply your opinion and judgement to API functionality we want to offer to help us build applications that are easy for others to consume
• Mentor other engineers on designing APIs
• Provide thought leadership and facilitate the development of architecture and development strategies in the ancillary technology area
• Anticipate future technology requirements and use your hands‑on experience to identify winning strategies

• Bachelor's degree
• Computer science, math, engineering, or related field preferred
• Experience designing, developing, and consuming Rest APIs
• 4+ years of relevant experience
• Writing software in at least one object‑oriented programming language
• Experience building API platform infrastructure using API Gateway & Service Mesh
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience collaborating with or leading other developers
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
  
  Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

• Master's degree in computer science or related field preferred
• Experience deploying applications on AWSExperience developing CI/CD pipelines
• AWS or other Cloud Certifications

The base pay range for this role is $ to $. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

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.

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