Lead Software Engineer

Discover Financial
Plano
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 179,400 - 204,700 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 4+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Collaboration","Problem-solving","Mentoring","Staying current"]

Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a team of developers to build full stack solutions using distributed microservices to help meet regulatory needs. Drive transformation by staying current with emerging technologies, mentoring engineers, and participating in internal and external tech communities. Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based experiences at scale while working across the full engineering stack with AWS and modern container orchestration.

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Discover Financial
Discover Financial
1 week ago

Lead Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead a portfolio of technology projects and a team of developers to build full stack solutions using distributed microservices to help meet regulatory needs. Drive transformation by staying current with emerging technologies, mentoring engineers, and participating in internal and external tech communities. Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based experiences at scale while working across the full engineering stack with AWS and modern container orchestration.
Location: Plano
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 working with distributed microservices and full stack systems to create solutions for regulatory needs.
  • •Drive ongoing technology transformation through experimentation, learning, and adopting emerging technologies.
  • •Mentor other members of the engineering community and participate in internal and external technology communities.
  • •Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions that support powerful customer experiences.
  • •Apply programming and cloud technologies (including container orchestration and cloud services) to build and deliver scalable systems.

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)
  • •Experience leveraging open source frameworks
  • •Experience with programming languages including JavaScript, Java, TypeScript, SQL, Python, or Go
Experience:4+ yearsCloud computingDistributed microservicesOpen sourceAgile
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CollaborationProblem-solvingMentoringStaying current
Tech Stack:JavaScriptJavaHTML/CSSTypeScriptSQLPythonGoOpen SourceRDBMSNoSQLDockerKubernetesAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudMicroservicesAgile

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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