Principal Application Engineer - Full Stack

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description

At Discover, be part of a culture where diversity, teamwork and collaboration reign. Join a company that is just as employee-focused as it is on its customers and is consistently awarded for both. We’re all about people, and our employees are why Discover is a great place to work. Be the reason we help millions of consumers build a brighter financial future and achieve yours along the way with a rewarding career. 

As a Principal Application Engineer, you will have an opportunity to make a positive impact across the organization. You are a full stack developer and have the technical depth on various modern technologies and tools.

As a Principal Full Stack Application Engineer, you’ll build and release reliable software systems at scale. By partnering with enterprise-wide) teams, you’ll develop and maintain full stack solutions that fit our business needs. You’ll use your holistic view of all products (and their interactions) to design elegant solutions and strategize the future state of our larger technical ecosystem. By independently innovating and advocating for best practices, you’ll solve complex problems and guide the team on implementing solutions from inception to production. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

If you have designed systems at scale and developed SW solutions with built-in quality, have a passion for flexing your tech skills in solving complex problems and are skilled at developing engineering talent, then apply today!

Responsibilities

Creates solutions addressing high impact technology and business priorities. Competent in multiple contexts, including programming languages, security, automation, testing, and business domains and is the go-to person for many people (inside and outside of their team) Research new technological opportunities and how they can be used to add technical capabilities at Discover. Drives strategic technology decisions based on collaboration with a board field of experts inside and outside of Discover. Contributes to the external image of Discover Technology as a desired workplace to learn technology best practices.  Participates in strategic technology decisions and learns how these decisions impact Discover as a whole Proactively identifies and mitigates issues based on intuition and experience in multiple domains Coaches' technology communities at Discover

Minimum Qualifications 

At a minimum, here’s what we need from you: 

Bachelors – Computer Science or related  6+ Years – Information Technology, (Software) Engineering, or related  Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of expert on the Dreyfus engineering scale

Preferred Qualifications 

Experience in Cloud Technologies, preferably AWS Experience in building, deploying, and maintaining APIs, containerized applications/services, and IaaS Experience with CI/CD pipelines with Jenkin, Git/GitHub, or Gitlab Experience with messaging systems like RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar Passionate about software engineering practices Programming language experience in Python. Experience in more than one language (Java, C#, Node, etc.) and can pick up a new language quickly Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities Exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills Superb collaboration and communication Great organization and time management

Bonus Points If You Have: 

Experience with OpenShift Container Platform Experience with contract testing using Pact and/or setting up Pact Broker Experience with Golang Full stack web applications development experience using React, Node.js Risk management knowledge

Application Deadline

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Apr-13-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $88,500.00 to $149,300.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

Paid Parental LeavePaid Time Off401(k) PlanMedical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings AccountSTD, Life, LTD and AD&DRecognition ProgramEducation AssistanceCommuter BenefitsFamily Support ProgramsEmployee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.