Principal Programmer/Technical Lead, IT Applications

Job Title Principal Programmer/Technical Lead, IT Applications Location DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08) City: Fort Worth, TX Requisition ID: 86015 Intro Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board! Why you'll love this job This job is a member of the Information Technology Team within the Information Technology Division. Responsible for providing technical leadership for assigned IT development personnel and be responsible for the technical design and implementation of mid-range software development of the assigned web services and/or applications. Key aspects which will differentiate this role are: possessing working knowledge of latest industry best practices and trends within data frameworks and management (e.g. SQL/non-SQL, In-memory Cache, SSD); cloud frameworks, content delivery network design, web services design, rules engine design, and software optimization techniques. What you'll do Works with product management, business analysts, developers, testers and architectural teams to define strategy and requirements Develops and drives high-level strategic initiatives and secures commitment from external and internal teams for new initiatives Drives consensus on technical approach, sets timelines, and leads cross-functional application teams from design through delivery Applies software engineering best industry practices to web applications and services Provides technical guidance, direction, and decisions to team developing custom and off-the-shelf web applications and services Works with Application/Enterprise Architects to establish development and deployment standards, and ensures adherence to technology platform decisions Ensures IT application development process standards and disciplines including solution delivery, project management, work requests, and QA are established, effectively managed and performed. Organizes and maintains performance of any application issues in accordance with agreed SLA. Organizes and provides 24x7 production support for the applications Minimum Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training 8 years of Java Development Environment (JDE) experience 2 years Application Programming Interface (ADI) framework / REST development 2 years in web services (mid-range) development Preferred Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training 3 years technical leadership of IT personnel Skills, Licenses & Certifications Strong experience with relational and NoSQL databases including Azure SQL, Oracle, and MongoDB Strong experience with Azure cloud services including Azure Event Hub, Azure Service Bus, and Azure SQL, along with hands‑on expertise in Kubernetes, Istio, HashiCorp Vault, and PingFederate for identity and access management Hands‑on experience with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD (GitOps) for CI/CD pipeline implementation Ensure code quality, security, and maintainability using SonarQube, along with enforcing coding standards and best practices Ability to translate functional and non-functional requirements into scalable, high-quality technical designs with a focus on microservices, distributed systems, and event‑driven architectures Effective collaboration with onshore/offshore teams and maintaining project documentation using SharePoint Expertise in Spring Boot, Spring Reactive (WebFlux), Spring Cloud Stream, and Spring AI for building scalable, event‑driven microservices, with experience in Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, GraphQL, and Akamai Proficient in building modern UI applications using Angular, NgRx, and RxJS Experience designing and implementing Agentic AI solutions and AI‑driven automation workflows Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments using Azure DevOps (ADO) Hands‑on technical expertise with the ability to mentor and guide team members Experience in performance tuning, service optimization, and efficient resource utilization What you'll get Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network. Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more. Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need. 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year. Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more Feel free to be yourself at American From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world. Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American. Discrimination and all unlawful harassment (including sexual harassment) in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment status. We support and obey laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. American Airlines, Inc fully considers all qualified applicants including those with a criminal history. #J-18808-Ljbffr American Airlines