Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack ( Cloud Native, Microservices & AWS) ( Enterprise Platforms Technology)

Discover Financial
Plano
Full timeUSD 179,400 - 204,700 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Mentoring","Collaboration","Mentoring engineering community","Staying on top of tech trends","Experimenting with new technologies"]

Lead a portfolio of full-stack, cloud-native microservices initiatives within Enterprise Platforms Technology, partnering with a developer team to build solutions that address enterprise regulatory needs. Drive internal developer experience capabilities such as integrations, skills marketplaces, and AI-powered workflows that improve productivity, code quality, and developer experience at scale. Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust AWS-based platforms used by millions to support financial empowerment.

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Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack ( Cloud Native, Microservices & AWS) ( Enterprise Platforms Technology)

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Job Summary

Lead a portfolio of full-stack, cloud-native microservices initiatives within Enterprise Platforms Technology, partnering with a developer team to build solutions that address enterprise regulatory needs. Drive internal developer experience capabilities such as integrations, skills marketplaces, and AI-powered workflows that improve productivity, code quality, and developer experience at scale. Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust AWS-based platforms used by millions to support financial empowerment.
Location: Plano
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a team of developers building distributed microservices and full-stack systems.
  • •Stay on top of tech trends, experiment with new technologies, and participate in technology communities.
  • •Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions that power experiences for millions.
  • •Use programming languages and databases (JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, Python; RDBMS/NoSQL) to implement platform capabilities.
  • •Leverage Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS tools/services to build and operate cloud-native systems.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 179,400 - 204,700 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree
  • •At least 4 years of software engineering experience (internship experience does not apply)
  • •At least 1 year of cloud computing experience (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud)
  • •7+ years of experience in at least one of: Python, TypeScript, or JavaScript
  • •Experience with open source frameworks and AWS (including 3+ years AWS and 2+ years Docker)
Experience:Open source
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:MentoringCollaborationMentoring engineering communityStaying on top of tech trendsExperimenting with new technologies
Tech Stack:JavaScriptHTML/CSSTypeScriptSQLPythonOpen SourceRDBMSNoSQLDockerKubernetesAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudClaude CodeGitHubCopilotAI toolingContainer Orchestration

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Discover Financial
Provides consumer banking products, credit cards, personal loans, and payment services through the Discover brand. It operates a major U.S. financial network and serves individuals and merchants with lending and digital payment solutions.
Industry: Retail Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 10M to 25M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Riverwoods, United States
Founded: 1985
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