Job Title: Sr Software Engineer

Company Name: Southwest Airlines

Job Url: https://careers.southwestair.com/us/en/job/R-2026-66130/Sr-Software-Engineer?jr_id=69b515a43b74eb1e2c82ac12

Job Description: Job Description:

The Sr Software Engineer supports the Crew Planning Technology Team and contributes to the development of the CALM (Crew Attendance and Leave Management) system that is being rebuilt as a modern greenfield application. They’ll design, code, test, document, and implement well‑integrated systems that align with Customer needs, technology standards, and organizational methodologies. They’ll identify and prevent production issues, drive swift resolution across technology areas, and mentor Engineers while promoting shift‑left practices. The Sr Software Engineer brings a continuous‑improvement mindset and leverages modern tools, including AI‑assisted development, to strengthen delivery, enhance reliability, and support Southwest’s strategic technology goals. 

Additional Details 

This role is offered as a remote workplace position, which may require travel for trainings, meetings, conferences, etc. Outside of those required visits, the majority of your working time may be spent in an approved remote location, away from our Corporate Campus. Please note, while this is a remote position, there is limited group of states or localities ineligible for Employees to regularly perform their work off-site. Those ineligible locations are: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Montana, New Jersey, New Hampshire New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming, and Puerto Rico. 

U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.   

We’re committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics. 

Responsibilities
Drive the technical direction and feature roadmap of large-scale cloud systems
Serve as a technical lead contributing to and directing the efforts of development teams, including internal and external team members
Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions
Drives detailed definition of feature requirements through discussions with product managers and customers
Supports continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and new technologies
Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming
Evaluates code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems
Mentor Software Engineers to allow for skill/knowledge development through advice, coaching, and training opportunities
Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders