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January 9, 2026
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Associate Software Engineer - Direct College Hire

Dallas, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
$87K/yr - $96K/yr
New Grad, Entry Level
Southwest Airlines is committed to providing its employees with a stable work environment and opportunities for personal growth. They are seeking an Associate Software Engineer to join their Commercial Data Delivery Team, where the role involves designing, coding, testing, and implementing solutions that support critical systems and enhance customer connectivity.
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Responsibilities

  • Apply knowledge and skills of software development and testing to solve a range of problems
  • Leverage knowledge to inform technical and non-technical requirements to apply to Business domain fundamentals
  • Maintain understanding of current technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups
  • Troubleshoot program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning across environments, including production
  • Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, and meets industry standards
  • Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
  • Contribute to Team-level technical discussion and decisions and identify opportunities for Team improvement
  • Follow agile delivery processes to drive work and has a sense of urgency about getting work completed
  • May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Qualification

Required

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems, or related field; or equivalent formal training
  • Entry level experience, developing skills and knowledge in software engineering
  • Proficient knowledge of software development methodologies, practices, concepts, and technologies
  • Ability to apply knowledge and skills of software development and testing to solve a range of problems
  • Proficient knowledge of at least one required programming language
  • Ability to communicate and negotiate with various Technology or partner Teams
  • Ability to analyze large, complex, and vague Business or technical problems, articulating the problem or root cause, and translating the analysis into viable solution recommendations
  • Ability to take on multiple assignments, whether administrative or project related, while maintaining a successful level of completion in all responsible work
  • Ability to develop, present and effectively communicate ideas and strategies to a variety of audiences
  • Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines

Preferred

  • Preferred experience with React, AWS, Java, Python, Postgres, OpenShift, Docker, DevOps, Agile/Scrum, and GitLab
  • Preferred: Knowledge of Basic DevSecOps/Agile, Secure Code Development, CI/CD
  • Preferred: Knowledge of AWS Lambdas, Python, EventBridge, Kafka, RabbitMQ, DynamoDB, Java, and S3

Benefits

  • Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)
  • Southwest will help fund your 401(k) retirement savings with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings
  • Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit
  • Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)
  • Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.
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Founded in 1971
Dallas, Texas, USA
10001+ employees
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