Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Java, Golang, AWS, CI/CD)

Discover Financial
Virginia, Richmond
Full timeUSD 197,300 - 225,100 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 4+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Mentoring","Collaboration","Staying current with tech trends","Experimenting with new technologies","Code evaluation"]

Lead a team and portfolio of distributed, microservices-based back-end engineering projects that power Card Tech+ decisioning across customers’ credit journeys. Collaborate with product managers to deliver robust, cloud-based solutions and modernize systems with ongoing experimentation and learning. Use Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala alongside AWS, containers, and cloud services, while mentoring engineers and advising code quality and technology direction.

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Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Java, Golang, AWS, CI/CD)

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Job Summary

Lead a team and portfolio of distributed, microservices-based back-end engineering projects that power Card Tech+ decisioning across customers’ credit journeys. Collaborate with product managers to deliver robust, cloud-based solutions and modernize systems with ongoing experimentation and learning. Use Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala alongside AWS, containers, and cloud services, while mentoring engineers and advising code quality and technology direction.
Location: Virginia, Richmond
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a team of developers delivering distributed microservices and full-stack systems.
  • •Drive solutions to meet regulatory needs across Card Tech+ decisioning technology.
  • •Mentor other members of the engineering community and participate in internal/external technical communities.
  • •Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions for customer experiences.
  • •Use and evaluate engineering practices and tools, sometimes coding or evaluating code to support transformation efforts.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 197,300 - 225,100 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s Degree.
  • •At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience (internship experience does not apply).
  • •At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud).
  • •7+ years of experience in at least one of: Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js.
  • •2+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service.
Experience:4+ yearsCloud computingMicroservicesCard technologyDistributed systems
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:MentoringCollaborationStaying current with tech trendsExperimenting with new technologiesCode evaluation
Tech Stack:JavaGolangAWSCI/CDJavaScriptPythonSQLNodeGoScalaOpen SourceRDBMSNoSQLDockerKubernetesMicroservicesAzureGCP

Eligibility

Visa:H1BF-1 OPTF-1 STEM OPTF-1 CPTJ-1TNE-3O-1
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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