Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)

Discover Financial
Plano, Richmond
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 179,400 - 204,700 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 4+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Collaboration","Mentoring","Experimentation","Staying current with tech trends","Team leadership"]

Lead a portfolio of cloud and distributed-systems engineering work within the Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering (CORE) Technology division, including observability, connectivity, resilience, and availability. You’ll manage a team of developers, collaborate with product managers, and build robust cloud-based back-end solutions using microservices and full-stack systems. Work with Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS to support regulatory needs and power experiences for millions of customers.

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Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)

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Job Summary

Lead a portfolio of cloud and distributed-systems engineering work within the Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering (CORE) Technology division, including observability, connectivity, resilience, and availability. You’ll manage a team of developers, collaborate with product managers, and build robust cloud-based back-end solutions using microservices and full-stack systems. Work with Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS to support regulatory needs and power experiences for millions of customers.
Location: Plano, Richmond
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a team of developers working on distributed microservices and full-stack systems.
  • •Mentor and participate in internal and external technology communities; support evaluation of code and occasional coding.
  • •Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions and drive customer experiences.
  • •Stay on top of technology trends and experiment with learning new technologies.
  • •Apply programming, database, container orchestration, and cloud services (e.g., Java/Python/SQL, RDBMS/NoSQL, Docker/Kubernetes, AWS tools) to build solutions supporting resilience and availability.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 179,400 - 204,700 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree.
  • •At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience.
  • •At least 1 year of experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud).
  • •Experience with at least one of: Scala, Python, or Go (7+ years preferred).
  • •Experience with distributed data/computing tools (e.g., MapReduce, Hadoop, Hive, EMR, Kafka, Spark, Gurobi, or MySQL) and open source frameworks (4+ years preferred).
Experience:4+ yearsCloud computingDistributed systemsMicroservicesOpen sourceAgile
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CollaborationMentoringExperimentationStaying current with tech trendsTeam leadership
Tech Stack:JavaPythonSQLNodeGoScalaAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudDockerKubernetesMapReduceHadoopHiveEMRKafkaSparkGurobiMySQLRDBMS

Eligibility

Visa:H1BF-1 OPTF-1 STEM OPTF-1 CPTJ-1TNE-2E-3L-1O-1EAD
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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