Principal Architect

**Description**:
United's Digital Technology team designs, develops, and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions.

**Our Values**: At United Airlines, we believe that inclusion propels innovation and is the foundation of all that we do. Our Shared Purpose: "Connecting people. Uniting the world." drives us to be the best airline for our employees, customers, and everyone we serve, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. Our team spans the globe and is made up of diverse individuals all working together with cutting-edge technology to build the best airline in the history of aviation.

With multiple employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities and world-class benefits like health insurance, parental leave, and space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work that will make you feel welcome and accepted. Come join our team and help us make a positive impact on the world.

**Job overview and responsibilities**:
Exciting opportunity to be a part of a brand-new best-in-class product & engineering team to create the world’s best and largest airline. An AdTech architect plays a strategic role in designing and overseeing the implementation of advertising technology solutions. Responsibilities include creating scalable and efficient architecture, integrating new technologies, and ensuring compatibility with diverse platforms. This role requires deep expertise in AdTech, a strong understanding of system scalability, and the ability to provide technical leadership for the development team. Effective communication skills are crucial for collaborating with stakeholders to align technology solutions with business goals.- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in adTech, influencing the continuous improvement of our systems.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring the seamless operation of our ad-serving infrastructure.
- Design implementation roadmap and collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Analyze all quality attributes such as security, performance, maintainability, scalability, reliability, and cost of a product.
- Translate technical project details (e.g., the structure, characteristics, behavior, and other aspects of software) into a language that management and non-technical stakeholders can understand.

**This position is offered on local terms and conditions. Expatriate assignments and sponsorship for employment visas, even on a time-limited visa status, will not be awarded. **This position is for United Airlines Business Services Pvt. Ltd - a wholly owned subsidiary of United Airlines Inc.**

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.

**Qualifications**:
**Required**- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field- 8+ years of experience in an information technology solutions architecture role
- Extensive experience in adTech, with a proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale ad delivery systems.
- In-depth knowledge of adTech standards and protocols (VAST, VPAID, OpenRTB) and real-time bidding (RTB).
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or C++.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
- Experience with cloud-based services (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud).
- Familiarity with data analytics tools for performance monitoring and optimization.
- Previous experience in architecting solutions for programmatic advertising and ad exchanges
- Experience with online user data privacy a plus - including best practices, and Consent / Identity Management tools

**Preferred**:

- Master's degree in computer science or software engineering preferred

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