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Senior Developer, CMS - Information Technology

United Airlines
United Airlines Salary
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 12/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/15/2026
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Description

The Senior Developer, IT will be responsible for the development of our critical applications within the Digital Experience Platforms. This role will need to have the expertise on technical development in Content Management Systems, personalization rules engine, A/B Testing, Customer 360 Profile Integrations, Web Applications & Cloud platforms.

  • Lead technical design, development, execution, and delivery of artifacts/code involving Content Model, Taxonomies, Content Preview, Content Delivery, Event driven cloud functions, Personalization rule development, and cloud-native web applications
  • Collaborate with technology leads/developers, business SMEs, UX designers, and technology stakeholders to define technical deliveries
  • Drive integration of content delivery with web-based channels, back-end systems, APIs and analytics platforms
  • Champion Agile/Scrum methodologies, conducting sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
  • Lead API integrations between internal platforms, external systems, and cloud services
  • Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and product teams to gather integration requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions
  • Lead unit and integration testing and assist QA teams with end-to-end testing
  • Stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies in API development and integration
  • Highlight and document risks, issues, blockers and dependencies; discuss with team project manager on regular basis
  • Coordinate with Cloud infrastructure teams (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performance deployments
  • Track delivery milestones and interdependencies across multiple teams
  • Oversee vendor relationships and third-party integrations when applicable
  • Support and guide the team in removing blockers, maintaining momentum, and ensuring quality
  • 8 years of hands on technical experience in Content Management Systems and Personalization platforms (Tridion/AEM/Sitecore/Wordpress vip).
  • Proven experience delivering Personalized Digital experience driven by reusable content and personalization rules.
  • Solid technical understanding of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), APIs, CI/CD, web technologies, and DevOps practices
  • Strong organizational and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical teams
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum or SAFe frameworks and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps)
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and documentation abilities
  • Knowledge of APIs, JSON, XML, and OAuth
  • Experience with language: Node.js, .Net
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines/DevOps and version control tools like Git
  • Knowledge of customer journey mapping, persona design, and multichannel marketing.
  • Familiarity with compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS) in cloud and CX solutions

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

  • Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant work experience in Computer science engineering or relevant field

  • Cloud certification

  • SaFe Agile

  • 4 years of experience in design, development, documenting, testing, and debugging of new and existing software systems and/or applications for market sale or large-scale proprietary software for internal use in an agile environment
    • Web development, API integrations, Cloud technologies, Content management systems, Personalization engines & integrations

    • Experience in Multi-Channel Marketing

    • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship

    • Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

    • What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

    • Knowledge of SFMC, multiple CMS (content management system) tools, A/B testing technology, CDP (Customer Data Platforms).

The base pay range for this role is $109,820.00 to $142,936.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.

Salary : $109,820 - $142,936

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