Job Description

About Delta Air LinesAbout the CompanyDelta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the U.S. global airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability and customer experience. Powered by our employees around the world, Delta has for a decade led the airline industry in operational excellence while maintaining our reputation for award-winning customer service. With our mission of connecting the people and cultures of the globe, Delta strives to foster understanding across a diverse world and serve as a force for social good.In 2024, Delta was recognized by Fortune with a No. 11 placement on Fortunes Top 50 Most Admired Companies list. The companys strong management and commitment to providing elevated experiences and premium products also secured a No. 1 ranking out of the eight airlines on the list. Delta landed on TIMEs inaugural list of the Worlds Best Companies, coming in at No. 12 the only U.S. airline in the top 155. TIMEs award is based on three criteria: employee satisfaction, revenue growth and sustainability.Deltas people-first culture continues to be recognized, earning the airline a spot on Fortunes 100 Best Companies to Work Forxc2xae list for the fifth year. Delta is the only airline included on the 2024 list.Additionally, Delta earned a coveted spot, on Fast Companys list of the Most Innovative Companies, climbing from its No. 8 spot in 2023 to No. 2 in the travel category. The airline was recognized for its Wi-Fi revolution that is working to ensure the future of travel is connected.About the Delta Technology Hub (DTH), BangaloreDelta has fast emerged as a customer-focused, innovation-led, technology-enabled business. The Delta Technology Hub will contribute directly to these objectives.About Delta Tech Hub:Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the U.S. global airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability and customer experience. Powered by our employees around the world, Delta has for a decade led the airline industry in operational excellence while maintaining our reputation for award-winning customer service. With our mission of connecting the people and cultures of the globe, Delta strives to foster understanding across a diverse world and serve as a force for social good. Delta has fast emerged as a customer-oriented, innovation-led, technology-driven business. The Delta Technology Hub will contribute directly to these objectives. It will sustain our long-term aspirations of delivering niche, IP-intensive, high-value, and innovative solutions. It supports various teams and functions across Delta and is an integral part of our transformation agenda, working seamlessly with a global team to create memorable experiences for customers.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• The role is required to build industry standard applications and APIs, Integration Design Patterns and provide insight into establishing, consuming & routing messages, connectivity protocols and policy.
• Drive, influence, and support API quality standards
• Provide technical leadership and coaching to junior team members.
• Establish a culture of software craftsmanship best practices, including Test Driving and Automation, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Deployment
• Engage in Agile software development activities, including sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and hackathons.
• Very well versed with software architectural patterns.
• Develop amazingly efficient and effective software using Java, Spring Boot, 12-factor compliant Microservices, RESTFul APIs, Graph QL for Cloud/OpenShift platform.
• Experienced in testing frameworks like BDD, TDD, Automation.
• Ensure that the technical solutions meet the customers' business goals and that customer satisfaction with the project and conclusion is high.
• Coordinate activities with internal/external technology owners/service providers.
• Consult within project team and other Delta teams, with outside vendors or consultants to ensure project or product integrity.

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications):

• The Engineering Leader position requires a BS / MS degree in a technical or scientific field.
• 12+ years of overall relevant experience
• 10 or more years of experience in Python (Backend) application development.
• Minimum of 4 - 5 years of experience in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and GitLab (including DevSecOps).
• 5 or more years of very strong experience working with AWS (EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, Postgres, Dynamo DB, Networking, VPC) and/or Redhat Openshift
• 3 or more years of experience developing with RESTful web services.
• 3 or more years of experience with SQL or NoSQL DBMSs (Cassandra, Mongodb)
• 5 or more years of experience in roles that required strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills.
• 5 or more years of experience in roles that required strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• 3 or more years of demonstrated technical leadership skills.
• 2 or more years of experience with BDD, TDD.
• Extensive knowledge of Java internals, JVM tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Experience working on Quarkus, Spring Boot Framework, Microservices, RESTful APIs.
• Understanding of Object modelling and deciphering custom and vendor supplied schemas.
• Experience with large scale load balanced physical architectures to support consumer facing websites.
• Candidate must be solutions oriented using rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions, probing all sources for answers.
• Candidate must also have excellent written and verbal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and management.
• Additionally, candidate must be a self-learner with the ability to pick up new technologies and provide tangible results.
• Cultivates a customer obsessed, positive, outcome-oriented culture of accountability and partnership.
• Experience in Team Leadership: Managed, mentored, coached and developed teams, fostering a collaborative and creative work environment
• Experience in Resource Allocation, Capacity Planning & Resource utilization
• Experience in Performance Management by providing regular performance feedback, recognizing achievements and addressing areas for improvement.
• Finally, candidate must be reliable, produce quality work, take pride and ownership in their work with high level of professionalism, passion, and a sense of urgency to make things happen

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Experience in the Airline domain
• Experience building flexible and robust APIs used in business-critical applications.
• Experience mentoring associate software developers.
• Microservice development, on a cloud platform, using 12-factor architectural patterns.
• Experience in NoSQL databases.

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