Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack

Discover Financial
Richmond
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 179,400 - 204,700 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Mentoring","Collaboration","Continuous learning","Experimentation","Mentoring others"]

Lead and mentor a team delivering full-stack solutions built on distributed microservices to support regulatory needs. Partner with digital product managers to create robust, cloud-based experiences that help millions achieve financial empowerment. Stay ahead of technology trends, experiment with new tools, and participate in internal and external tech communities while building using JavaScript/TypeScript/Java plus SQL and modern AWS containerized services.

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Discover Financial
Discover Financial
1 week ago

Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack

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Job Summary

Lead and mentor a team delivering full-stack solutions built on distributed microservices to support regulatory needs. Partner with digital product managers to create robust, cloud-based experiences that help millions achieve financial empowerment. Stay ahead of technology trends, experiment with new tools, and participate in internal and external tech communities while building using JavaScript/TypeScript/Java plus SQL and modern AWS containerized services.
Location: Richmond
Workplace: Onsite
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 for regulatory needs.
  • •Stay on top of tech trends, experiment with new technologies, and participate in internal and external technology communities.
  • •Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions and powerful customer experiences.
  • •Utilize programming languages including JavaScript, Java, HTML/CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, and Go to build solutions.
  • •Work with container orchestration and data technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, RDBMS/NoSQL) using AWS cloud services.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 179,400 - 204,700 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s Degree
  • •At least 4 years of experience in software engineering (internship experience does not apply)
  • •At least 1 year of experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud)
  • •At least 7 years of experience in one or more of: JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python, or Go
  • •People management experience (1+ years)
Experience:Distributed microservicesCloud computingOpen sourceAgile
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:MentoringCollaborationContinuous learningExperimentationMentoring others
Tech Stack:JavaScriptJavaHTML/CSSTypeScriptSQLPythonGoOpen SourceRDBMSNoSQLDockerKubernetesAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudAgile

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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