Principal Software Engineer
Alaska Airlines2 days ago
Base Salary
$141k - $212k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead full-stack software engineering efforts on an agile delivery team in collaboration with product owners, designers, and developers.
- Represent multiple product teams as a technology subject matter expert to external stakeholders.
- Architect, engineer, test, and release scalable, maintainable, complex end-to-end software applications.
- Drive software quality through clean coding practices, pair programming, test-driven development, continuous integration, and code reviews.
- Influence technology strategy and help teams execute against department goals.
- Mentor engineers across multiple teams and advance technology maturity across divisions.
- Engage with the technology industry through concept application, networking, conferences, and meetups.
Requirements
- Require seven years of software engineering or related experience.
- Require a bachelor’s degree focused on Computer Science or a related field, or two additional years of relevant training or experience in lieu of the degree.
- Require full-stack experience building custom, high-scale, n-tier applications with object-oriented languages such as C# or Java.
- Require experience applying design patterns to produce clean, maintainable, and performant code.
- Require expertise with cloud technology and modern architecture practices for high-scale distributed systems.
- Require expertise mentoring engineers and driving code quality using SOLID principles and modern design patterns.
- Require a high school diploma or equivalent, minimum age of 18, and authorization to work in the United States.
- Prefer experience with Parasoft, IBM Optim, .NET Framework, .NET Core, MS SQL, Azure, Angular 10+, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, test automation, AI/ML, Site Reliability Engineering, Azure DevOps, and stakeholder requirements negotiation.
- Prefer experience leading technical projects involving teams of at least three engineers.
Benefits
- Full-time, regular employment based in Seattle at the hub location.
- Free standby travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Horizon Air.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits with comprehensive well-being programs.
- 401(k) matching program, annual bonus plans, holidays, and paid time off.
- Applications are due by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on November 18, 2026.
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About Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines operates passenger and cargo air services for leisure and business travelers across the U.S. and select international destinations, and offers the Mileage Plan loyalty program and vacation packages. Founded in 1932 and headquartered near Seattle, it is the primary airline subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK). The carrier emphasizes West Coast hubs and sells tickets, ancillary services, and partnerships through codeshares and co-branded credit cards.