Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Bank Tech)

Discover Financial
Philadelphia, Wilmington
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 209,000 - 262,400 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 6+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Relationship building","Communication","Adaptability","Mentorship","Technical documentation"]

Lead full-stack technical delivery within Bank Tech’s internal professional services organization. Own production code, architecture decisions, and prototypes while guiding small engineering teams (2–5) through complex, ambiguous engagements in a SWAT-style model. Drive quality across performance, testability, operability, and security, rapidly onboarding to new codebases and domains. Work across Integration, Modernization, Reliability, Automated Testing, and Machine Learning, partnering closely with stakeholders for clean handoffs and long-term ownership.

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Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Bank Tech)

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Job Summary

Lead full-stack technical delivery within Bank Tech’s internal professional services organization. Own production code, architecture decisions, and prototypes while guiding small engineering teams (2–5) through complex, ambiguous engagements in a SWAT-style model. Drive quality across performance, testability, operability, and security, rapidly onboarding to new codebases and domains. Work across Integration, Modernization, Reliability, Automated Testing, and Machine Learning, partnering closely with stakeholders for clean handoffs and long-term ownership.
Location: Philadelphia, Wilmington
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own technical delivery on active engagements by writing production code, making architecture decisions, conducting code reviews, and building prototypes that meet acceptance criteria.
  • •Lead a small team of engineers (2–5) by setting technical direction and removing blockers throughout engagement delivery.
  • •Decompose complex, ambiguous problems into practical implementations with clear milestones.
  • •Ensure engagement quality across performance, testability, operability, and security, and make pragmatic technology choices aligned to delivery timelines.
  • •Rapidly onboard to unfamiliar codebases and domains to deliver outcomes that unblock teams and de-risk delivery.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 209,000 - 262,400 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree.
  • •At least 6 years of experience in software engineering (internship experience does not apply).
  • •At least 1 year of experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
  • •9+ years of experience in at least one of: JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, Python, or Go.
  • •Experience onboarding quickly to unfamiliar codebases and delivering production-quality work under compressed timelines.
Experience:6+ yearsBankingCloudOpen sourceMicroservicesServerlessEvent-drivenObservabilityMachine learningProfessional services
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Relationship buildingCommunicationAdaptabilityMentorshipTechnical documentation
Tech Stack:AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudJavaScriptJavaTypeScriptPythonGoOpen sourceMicroservicesDistributed microservicesServerlessFargateLambdaEvent-driven systemsObservability platformsAutomated testingAgileCloud migrationAI/ML

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Sponsorship available.

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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