Principal Application Engineer

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:
What You'll Do
Uses vast repertoire of delivering high impact software solutions to work intuitively. Speed comes from intuition. If something breaks you know where to look. Typically does the tough parts - e.g. (re)design and spends more time documenting than coding. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.
You will work on the full stack of in-house developed applications that help centralize & automate core business assets & controls. Focus on the front-end web UI, while lending your expertise on the back end as well. Work as a team player on a cross functional agile team, and partner with technology teams and business partners to build, improve and enhance our application over time.
How You'll Do It

• Creates technology solutions addressing high impact business priorities. Demonstrates the ability to analyze, design, code, test and deploy solutions and product features with high quality to production. Level of technical expertise enables solutions with high complexity and depth.
• Competent in multiple technical domains, including programming languages, security, automation, testing, and business domains. As a result, is the go-to person for many people outside of their team.
• Participates in strategic technology decisions and understands how these decisions impact Discover as a whole.
• Proactively identifies and mitigates issues based on intuition and experience in multiple domains. Is a thought leader amongst team members and drives problem solving to determine root cause.
• Coaches technology communities at Discover in areas of specific technology domain, design-thinking, agile software development way of working, security, architecture and/or data engineering.
• Diagnose opportunities for automation and efficiency in end-to-end product delivery cycle
• Solve complex technical problems and explore new ways to bring value
• Analyze, design, program, test, and deploy new user stories and features with high quality (security, reliability, operations) to production
• Achieve team commitments (and influence others to do the same) by using informal leadership & highly developed communication skills
• Oversight on design decisions and guides team to achieve key results for products assigned
• Remediate issues using engineering principles and creates proactive design solutions for potential failures

Qualifications You'll Need
The Basics

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Informatics, Information Security, Information Technology, or related
• 6+ years of experience in Information Technology, (Software) Engineering, or related
• Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of Proficient on the Dreyfus Engineering scale.

Physical & Cognitive Requirements

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.
• No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.
• Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Full-stack experience with front-end focus
• Front-end web development with JavaScript frameworks such as React Native or JS, Redux and frontend application frameworks
• Hands-on Python and SQL
• Been part of an Agile engineering or development team
• Cloud Technology - AWS, OpenShift
• CI/CD Pipeline experience via Jenkins, Github, Nexus
• Tech stack includes React, Node.js, Python, Kafka, Openshift, and Jenkins
• Database experience with PostgreSQL and Snowflake
• A desire to write tools and applications to automate work rather than do things manually
• Experience implementing Continuous Integration and Delivery processes
• Experience with microservices, containers, and/or Kubernetes
• Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scalability) on new and current systems

External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview
Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
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Application Deadline:
The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Feb-25-2025. 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 $107,000.00 to $180,200.00. 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
• Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances
• Recognition Program
• Education Assistance
• Commuter Benefits
• Family Support Programs
• Employee 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)
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At Discover, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace through our Fair Chance Hiring practices. Fair Chance Hiring means that we base our hiring decisions on an applicant's qualifications rather than their criminal record. All our positions are subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Our applicants go through a background check, and we follow all applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance ( LA County Fair Chance ).
Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.