Senior Software Development Engineer, Mobile

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UNITED STATES, MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

05-FEB-2026

REF #: 31291

LINKEDIN TAG: #LI-CB2

PAY RANGE: $81300.00 - $221000.00 ANNUALLY

HOW YOU'LL HELP US KEEP CLIMBING (OVERVIEW & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES)

At Delta Air Lines, connection is at the heart of everything we do and guides our every action. We strive to welcome and care for all of our customers during their travels with us and aim to deliver an elevated experience.

Delta is focused on sustaining a strong IT operation, growing our capabilities, and maximizing optimization across each of our tech hubs to elevate the travel experience for our customers and empower our 90,000 Delta people.

We’re committed to fostering innovation, and we’re excited to invite you to be part of our journey as we shape the future of technology at the world’s best airline!

The Fly Delta Mobile Developer will be responsible for building innovative features on the Android native applications supporting Delta’s customer-facing mobile platform. In this scope, the next team-player in this space will work with their team and matrix teams to define the technical solutions that create resilient, automated systems and ensure defect-free delivery of our solutions with a focus on reusability, reliability and quality. This senior developer will work closely with the technical architects across the organization, partner with peers across IT, and interact daily with squad team members to build an industry-best customer experience.

BENEFITS AND PERKS TO HELP YOU KEEP CLIMBING

Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience and Servant Leadership – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:

  • Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives
  • 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%
  • New hires are eligible for up to 2-weeks of vacation. This is earned for use in the following vacation year (April 1 – March 31)
  • In addition to vacation, new hires are eligible for up to 56 hours of paid personal time within a 12-month period
    • 10 paid holidays per calendar year
  • Birthing parents are eligible for 12-weeks of paid maternity/parental leave
  • Non-birthing parents are eligible for 2-weeks of paid parental leave
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life insurance benefits
  • Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages
  • Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health
  • Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members
  • Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals
  • World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
  • Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies
  • Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together
  • Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS)

  • Highly skilled in Mobile technologies (Android, Kotlin, Java, Nodejs) and cloud-native technologies (AWS) with expert understanding of design patterns.
  • Quality development practices with automation at the forefront for continuous quality and Test-Driven Development as a central practice.
  • Ability to build secure apps that adhere to best practices for information security.
  • Ability to build high performing apps focused on a balance of data stored in app vs servers to interact for end consumers, and continuous focus on improvement of performance.
  • Ability to leverage API solutions to support app code and deliver flexible and dynamic features.
  • Technical expertise which involves demonstrating a commitment to increasing knowledge and skills in current technical / functional area, keeping up to date on technical developments, staying informed as to industry practices, knowing how to apply relevant technical processes to appropriate business needs.
  • Solution Oriented – Maintains a positive attitude oriented towards coming up with solutions and developing new approaches, doesn’t let distractions get in the way, isn’t overwhelmed with problems/issues.
  • Familiarity with iOS, Swift, XCUI, Swift UI, AI Prompting is desired.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering or Information Systems or any equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training in the computer systems development field. Previous airline experience not required, but helpful.
  • Communication skills to drive clarity and outcomes verbally and/or written with all levels of employees and management, capable of successful formal and informal communication, speak and write clearly and understandably for the audience.
  • Integrity and trust foundation to build deep relationships built on trust, being seen as a direct, truthful individual, can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner, keeps confidences, admits mistakes, and does not misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.
  • Teamwork skillset so to work well in a collaborative setting, supporting work team by volunteering for and completing assignments, acting as a positive team member by contributing to discussions, developing and maintaining both formal and informal relationships enterprise-wide, defines success in terms of the entire team through mentoring and knowledge transfer.
  • Good knowledge of Software Development which involves knowing the general approach to developing software including best practices, concepts, technology, and methodology obtained through formal training and / or work experience.
  • Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.
  • Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.
  • Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.
  • Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU A COMPETITIVE EDGE (PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS)

  • Previous airline experience
What gets you up in the morning?
  • Being a part of an awesome team
  • Empowering users, customer journeys, and driving content as a service offering throughout the organization.
  • Continuous improved journeys with performance, logging and error tracking/ handling
  • Using rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions, probing all fruitful sources for answers, seeing hidden problems, providing honest analysis, looking beyond the obvious and not stopping at the first answer.
  • Dedicating time and energy to accomplish goals, tasks, assignments etc. Doing what it takes to get things done.
  • Curiosity – Knowledge and experience with new and upcoming technologies, tools and trends.
  • Learning Culture – Creating a culture that inspires continuous individual, team, and systems improvements in the interests of improving all of these to serve the overall user’s experience.

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