Principal Application Engineer (Front End/Mobile)

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.

The Principal Application Engineer uses a vast repertoire of experience delivering high impact software solutions to work intuitively. This Engineer role knows where to look if something breaks and is key in solving challenges quickly. Principal Application Engineers are skilled in (re)design and spend more time documenting than coding. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

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)

• 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 proficient on the Dreyfus engineering scale

Preferred Qualifications

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Experience as part of an Agile engineering or development team

• Mobile device experience

• Strong understanding of object-oriented principles with an ability to write clean code

• Strong experience working with a relational database and NoSQL database

• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins or similar; Git/GitHub; Artifactory

• Proven skills in high availability and scalability design, as well as performance monitoring

• Experience in working in a cloud environment such as AWS, GCP or Azure.

• Build secure web applications with user authentication

• Understanding of software testing principles and methodologies

• Experience in Java, HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery and CSS

• Expertise with cross web responsive development

• Knowledge in React

External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

And by the way, while you're waiting to hear from us, don't forget to check out the great benefits Discover offers.

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.

The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants - with respect. Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law (~~~) ). We thrive on diversity & inclusion. You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in consideration for a career at Discover.

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Apr-21-2024. 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 $104,000.00 to $175,600.00. 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 Leave

• Paid Time Off

• 401(k) Plan

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

• STD, Life, LTD and AD&D

• Recognition Program

• Education Assistance

• Commuter Benefits

• Family Support Programs

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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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 ~~~ . Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.