Lead Software Engineer

Summary

The #G4DEV team within Allegiant Travel Company is responsible the development of our next generation of applications to support our e-commerce, hospitality and airline operations platforms in a fast-moving and challenging environment that is balanced among delivery, innovation, and learning. We develop travel and hospitality management applications for Airline, Hotel & Hospitality, Car and related products from online shopping, booking and logistics while supporting airline operations. As a member of our development team, you’ll analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, and reliability of our logic and integration systems. You will be an integral part of our development team, working closely with our development and other project teams to power applications that streamline day-to-day processes and bring data to life. The Lead Engineer position will balance business solutions and technical architectural; participate in development, implementation and maintenance of business web applications and provide systems support to the company. Maintain technical relationships between development team, architects, DBA, QA and Ops in delivering business priorities. Improve technical education by participating in internal technology and management workshops. This position works closely with others to participate in a phased implementation of the new applications using standard development tools and methodologies.

Visa Sponsorship Available

No

Minimum Requirements

Combination of Education and Experience will be considered. Must be authorized to work in the US as defined by the Immigration Act of 1986. Must pass a Criminal Background Check.

Education:  Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Math or MIS; Master’s Degree preferred. 

Years of Experience:  

• Minimum eight (8) years of development experience as a seasoned middleware engineer required; airline and/or hospitality experience preferred.

• Minimum five (5) years of software development experience architecting and building multi-tiered, high volume fault-tolerant, high-availability, and globally distributed systems in a Linux environment required; ecommerce experience is a plus.

Preferred Requirements

• Languages Experience: Java (8, 9), server-side JavaScript (under Node.js, Meteor), PHP 7.x, HTML5, CSS3, AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery and latest frameworks (AngularJS, ReactJS/Redux, Backbone)

• Technologies/Frameworks Experience:##Experience of the following is required: JBoss/Wildfly server, Spring Boot 2.0, Tomcat, Linux, HTTP, SOAP/REST Web Services/Microservices, XML, JSON##Experience working on EJBs and the web layer, Spring Framework, Maven##Experience with Unit Testing Frameworks and Tools, e.g., JUnit, TestNG, Mockito, Jasmine, Mocha, etc.##Experience with CI/CD build servers (Jenkins, Bamboo, TravisCI, TeamCity, etc.)##Experience with ORM frameworks for Java, Node, PHP, or Mongo (e.g., Hibernate, ORM2, Sequelize, Doctrine, Mongoose, etc.) is required##Knowledge with fault tolerant message queuing/brokering systems (e.g. AMQ, RabbitMQ, zeromq, Kafka)##Familiarity with Inversion of Control paradigm is highly desired; experience with Java-based IoC frameworks is a definite plus.

• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, for example, DB2, MySQL, Mongo, Cassandra, etc. – is required

• Ability to work independently as well as perfom as part of a small, close knit development team which offers full ownership of projects in a supportive design environment

• Must be able to maintain regular and predictable attendance subject to the leave, PTO, and attendance policies.

• INTERPERSONAL SKILLS - Excellent written and verbal communication skills required. Must have the ability to communicate ideas effectively and cross functionally; exhibit creativity, flexibility, adaptability and the drive to achieve results; capacity to work independently and as a team player.

• ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS - Proficient in Microsoft Office Products: Word, Excel and Outlook.

Job Duties

• Manage a medium to large cross-functional team and support a Development Manager in leading a software project from requirements analysis till deployment, having complete responsibility of all the technical deliverables through the life cycle (requirements analysis, design, implementation, QA support and deployment) of the project with little to no supervision.

• Work with other teams such as QA, PMO and IT Operations and provide them technical support and guidance to ensure successful delivery of a software project.

• Provide solution architecture for business problems while balancing essential technical guidelines to functional teams.

• Work with the business analysts to gather and analyze requirements; develop high-level system narratives, storyboards and UI prototypes as needed.

• Re-factor current application design and/or implementation to enhance the application and align with technology roadmap

• Design and implement product enhancements based on business priorities

• Assist in framework evaluation, provide recommendations, and plan integration as needed.

• Participate in typical software maintenance, including quality and stability initiatives.

• Design and develop domain data models and database schemas to support business requirements

• Contribute, adhere to, and enforce standards and best practices in software development

• Conduct design and code reviews

• Develop prototypes or demos for any strategic business initiative

• Develop complex SQL stored procedures and ad-hoc queries

• Resolve application performance and scalability issues by identifying the bottle-necks, system resource utilization and key areas of improvement

• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

The Physical Demands and Work Environment described here are a representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.

Office/IT - While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, see, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, key board, printer, and phone. May be required to lift, push, pull, or carry up to 50 lbs. May be required to work various shifts/days in a 24 hour situation. Regular attendance is a requirement of the role. Exposure to moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phones, printers, and foot traffic), temperature and light fluctuations. Ability to work in a confined area as well as the ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time. Some travel may be a requirement of the role.

Essential Services Provider

Allegiant as a national air carrier is deemed an essential service provider during declared national and state emergencies. Team Members will be required to report to their assigned trip or work location during national and state emergencies unless prohibited by local, state or federal order.

EEO Statement

Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran

For more information, see https://allegiantair.jobs

People of color, women, LGBTQIA , immigrants, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Annual Salary Range: $126,100 - $151,600

Full Time Benefits:

Profit Sharing

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/ Disability Insurance

401K with an employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Flight Benefits

Paid vacation, holidays and sick time

Part Time Benefits:

Profit Sharing

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/ Disability Insurance

401K with an employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Flight Benefits

Sick time

Salary : $126,100 - $151,600