Senior Developer - Operations Research

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Description

Job overview and responsibilities

As a Senior Developer (L4) in the Digital Technology team at United Airlines, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and implementing advanced Operations Research models and optimization systems that enhance airline network planning and scheduling.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Operations Research specialists, software engineers, and business stakeholders, to build scalable mathematical models and integrate them into enterprise-grade airline platforms. Your work will directly improve aircraft utilization, scheduling efficiency, connectivity, and cost optimization across a global airline network.

The ideal candidate has strong expertise in optimization, mathematical modeling, and large-scale system development, with hands-on experience building Operations Research solutions for complex real-world scheduling and planning problems.

As a Senior Developer – Operations Research at United Airlines, you will:

• Be a member of the product development team responsible for designing and developing new and existing applications supporting airline network planning and scheduling solutions.

• Build and implement high-quality Operations Research (OR) models and optimization systems following software engineering best practices.

• Develop mathematical programming models, including linear programming, mixed-integer programming, nonlinear optimization, and statistical models, to solve complex airline operational problems.

• Work closely with engineering teams to integrate optimization models into applications and digital platforms.