Sr Software Engineer

EMPLOYER: Southwest Airlines Co. 

JOB TITLE: Sr. Software Engineer 

LOCATION: Dallas, TX 75235 (hybrid role, may work from home)  

DUTIES: 

• Drive the technical direction and feature roadmap of large-scale cloud systems for the Digital Team.
• Serve as a technical lead contributing to and guiding the efforts of development teams. 
• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
• Drive detailed feature requirements through discussions with product managers and customers.
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and new technologies.
• Prepare and install solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.
• Evaluate code to ensure it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
• Mentor Software Engineers to allow for skill/knowledge development through advice, coaching, and training opportunities.
• Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Build and maintain shared UI component libraries with accessibility (WCAG) and internationalization (i18n) compliance.
• Use the following tools to develop solutions: JavaScript ES6+, React.js, Redux Toolkit, Context API, Hooks, HTML5, CSS3 and SCSS, micro-frontend architectures, Git, as well as Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Conduct performance optimization for large-scale applications, including server-side rendering, lazy loading, caching strategies, and Core Web Vitals monitoring.
• Utilize automated testing frameworks including Jest, Cypress, and React Testing Library with integration into CI/CD pipelines.
• Proactively share knowledge and skills of software development and testing to solve a range of problems.
• Apply domain expertise in high-volume transactional booking and e-commerce workflows, API integration, and end-to-end order lifecycle management.
• Use Web application security protocols and authentication standards, including OAuth2.0, SAML, and JWT, with PCI-DSS compliance in e-commerce or booking platforms. 

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or as a Software Engineer, Software Developer, or in a related/similar position.
• Experience therein to include 5 years of experience in the following: JavaScript ES6+, React.js, Redux Toolkit, Context API, Hooks, HTML5, CSS3 and SCSS, micro-frontend architectures; enterprise-level software delivery using Agile/Scrum methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, Git, and code review practices; domain experience in high-volume transactional booking and e-commerce workflows, API integration, and end-to-end order lifecycle management; automated testing frameworks including Jest, Cypress, and React Testing Library with integration into CI/CD pipelines; web application security protocols and authentication standards, OAuth2.0, SAML, JWT, PCI-DSS compliance; and e-commerce or booking platforms. 

Hybrid role, ability to work from home. 

CONTACT:  To apply, send resume to SWARecruiting@wnco.com.  Refer to job code RAYM-W.  

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