Senior Software Engineer

Job Summary
Our client, a major U.S. airline, is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their SRE team, a small group of 4 engineers and an architect supported by a larger offshore team. It’s a 6 month contract-to-hire, hybrid in Fort Worth, TX, onsite 3 days a week. While this is an SRE team, the role is engineering focused. This person will build and maintain full stack applications using Java Spring on the back end and Angular or React on the front end, develop the team’s AI agents, and build resiliency improvements like retries and code rewrites that get rolled out to other applications. They’ll also learn the applications the team supports and resolve alerts and incidents using telemetry tools, with training provided on observability and incident management. We’re looking for a strong full stack Java Spring developer who enjoys troubleshooting, can quickly pick up unfamiliar code bases, and has hands-on experience building with AI, which is the key differentiator for this role. Experience that is mostly front end development, maintenance-only work on legacy applications, QA or test automation, or traditional support, SRE, or infrastructure work without hands-on application development is not a fit. The schedule is 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM Central, 5 days a week, on a rotation that includes weekends.

This position is W-2 only. We do not work with third-party firms or C2C arrangements for this role.
 
Core Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain back end services and APIs using Java and Spring Boot
• Build front end features using Angular or React
• Develop and enhance the team’s in-house AI agents
• Build resiliency patterns and proofs of concept, such as retries and code rewrites, that are rolled out to other applications
• Learn the architecture and code of the applications the team supports
• Resolve alerts and incidents using telemetry and observability tools
• Troubleshoot production issues and identify root causes
• Integrate applications using messaging frameworks such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or JMS
• Write, test, and document code according to team standards
• Collaborate with onshore engineers, offshore teams, and engineers from other product teams

 
Required Skills/Experience (Must-Haves)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale solutions in production environments
• Hands-on experience building back end services and APIs with Java and Spring or Spring Boot
• Hands-on front end development experience with Angular or React
• Hands-on experience building with AI, such as AI agents or LLM-powered features, or using AI tools in the development process
• Experience troubleshooting and debugging applications in production
• Ability to quickly learn and work in unfamiliar code bases
• Experience working with messaging frameworks such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, JMS, or Azure Service Bus
• Located in or willing to relocate to the Dallas/Fort Worth area and work onsite 3 days a week
• Able to work 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM Central, 5 days a week, on a rotating schedule that includes weekends

 
Preferred Skills/Experience (Nice-to-Haves)

• Experience building AI agents or agentic systems
• Monitoring and observability experience with tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, or Prometheus
• Site reliability engineering or incident response experience
• Experience building resiliency patterns such as retries, circuit breakers, or fallbacks
• Cloud experience, especially Microsoft Azure, or AWS
• DevOps and CI/CD experience with tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps
• Containerization experience with Docker or Kubernetes
• Microservices architecture experience
• Experience in airline, travel, logistics, or other high-volume, real-time industries

 
Key Competencies and Behaviors

• Strong, hands-on engineer who writes code daily
• Enjoys troubleshooting and digging into why things break
• Picks up new code bases and switches context quickly
• Open to working in an SRE and production support environment
• Takes ownership of issues through resolution
• Communicates clearly with engineers, architects, and offshore teams
• Open to converting to a full-time role

 
Work Environment

• Location: Hybrid in Fort Worth, TX, onsite 3 days a week
• Schedule: 11:30 AM to 7:30 PM Central, 5 days a week. Teams rotate between Monday to Friday and Wednesday to Sunday, switching every 1 to 2 months
• Occasional on-call possible, but rare
• Contract runs for 6 months with the goal of converting to full time
• Interview process includes one virtual round and one in-person round
• An assessment is required before submission

 
Compensation & Benefits 

• Pay Range: The approximate pay range for this position is between $32.00 and $46.00 per hour. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums. 
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans 
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP) 
• 401K offered 

 
About KellyMitchell 
At KellyMitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges. As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice. 
  
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