There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re 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 we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll 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:

United Airlines Network Planning Team (Scheduling) is at the core of all things United. This team handles all the scheduling for United’s network of more than 5000 departures every day. Our IT Network Planning Team build state of the art tools that enable the Schedulers and Planners to develop a schedule that maximizes revenue and operational reliability. The Sr Application developer plays a critical role in creating and maintaining the strategic partnership between business needs and technology delivery. You will partner with Principal Architect and the development teams to plan, develop and launch core functionality. This position will play the role of in research and implementation of new methodologies and technologies on the Network Planning Team.

Required

• +5 years of IT and business/industry work experience
• +4 years of experience building large-scale distributed applications with Python/Julia and SQL in AWS or other cloud environments
• Experience with large complex, data intensive distributed applications
• Knowledge and skills of using Linux environment

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Airline Experience with design development of ML/AI models is a plus
• MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
• Experience with scientific computing with Julia a plus

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.