Company Alaska Airlines

The Team

It should come as no surprise that Alaska Airlines is recognized as one of Seattle’s most desirable companies for engineers and information technology (IT) professionals. Our technology teams are regularly improving the way our guests experience air travel. We are innovators and creators, striving to continually improve our award-winning technology in ways that make travel as simple, enjoyable, and as seamless as possible. We are not content to rest on our successes. We take pride in the fact that our ideas have become the norm across the industry, and we are always thinking about what's next. Our culture of collaboration, history of launching industry-leading products, and experienced teams that work at the highest levels of software development help us to pioneer technologies that are creating an airline people love.

Role Summary

The Software Engineer role is responsible for developing solutions to complex problems on the cross-functional software product team at Alaska. As an individual contributor, this role makes recommendations to improve delivering new features, bug fixes and enhancements to support Alaska’s guests and commercial goals.

Key Duties

• Applies knowledge as an engineer on a full-stack scrum delivery team, collaborating with product owners, designers and other engineers to solve complex technology and business problems.
• Engineers, tests, deploys, and supports complex, full-stack customer-facing software applications.
• Ensures delivery of high-quality software by writing clean code and utilizing pair programming, test-driven development (TDD), and continuous integration/delivery.
• Actively engages in the technology industry; incorporating emerging technology into their day-to-day work.
• Develops an understanding and working knowledge for the team’s guest experience, business, and systems and creates solutions.
• Manages the infrastructure for software applications.

Additional Details

• iOS application development is not a requirement for the role.

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• 2 years of experience in software engineering or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
• Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to collaborate with a variety of team members.
• Demonstrated passion for continuous learning and development.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• Experience in iOS app development, Swift, and Xcode.
• Experience monitoring and maintaining enterprise applications.
• Experience with test-driven development (TDD), unit testing, pair programming and other Extreme Programming (XP) techniques.
• Experience with modern design principles such as the utilization of cloud APIs, MVC architecture, and SOLID principles.
• Experience in agile/lean development methodologies.
• Experience in the airline or travel industry.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be kind-hearted, deliver performance, and be remarkable.

Total Rewards

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

• Competitive total rewards package
• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401k match program
• Monthly incentive pay plan
• Annual incentive pay plan
• Generous paid time off
• Travel privileges on Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air

Employment Type Full-Time

FLSA Status Exempt

Regular/Temporary Regular

Requisition ID 2022-8218

Equal Employment Opportunity We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees and do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information (including family medical history), political views or activity, or other legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. We may use your information to maintain the safety and security of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, its employees, and others as required or permitted by law. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.