Senior Manager Software Engineering
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
As Senior Manager Software Engineering in the Discover Technology Academy you will partner with the Business and Technology stakeholders to drive technical leadership in how we build our engineering craft at Discover. Your talents will allow you to contribute, if not shape, the way we build products, build community, build careers and innovate. Most rewarding, you will work with a variety of teams and players while actively contributing to the engineering experience making it smarter and faster together.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage software ownership and development from initial concept through continuous improvement
- Ensure our solution is properly addressing scalability, security, availability, and maintainability needs
- Support initiatives and operations for our key customers/partners
- Coach and mentor team members. Support individuals to achieve their individual development goals
- Consults with management in the analysis of business requirements and recommends innovations
- Utilizes tools to support data-driven decision making. Identifies and removes blockers to enable the team to meet business goals
- Software quality governance and team mentoring for multiple teams
- Enable the team to be cross-functional and autonomous
- Promote a risk-aware culture, ensure efficient and effective risk/compliance management practices by adhering to required standards and processes
OUR TECH STACK
- Java / J2EE
- Spring (Core, Spring Integration, Spring Boot)
- JSON processing and validation
- Data/Cache Technologies: Elasticsearch, Gemfire, Oracle, Maria
- CI with Jenkins or similar; Git/GitHub; Gradle, Nexus, Chef, Ansible
- Cloud/PaaS Architectures (Cloud Foundry/VM/AWS/OCP)
- RabbitMQ
- Cucumber
- Variety of scripting language
- Linux
- Angular, Gulp, Node, JavaScript, Selenium, Protractor, WireMock
At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
- 8+ years of experience in Application Development
- 2+ years of experience in supervising
If we had our say, we’d also look for:
- Experience in modern engineering delivery practices – CI/CD, Test Automation, Paired Programming, XP
- Passion for learning
- Strong collaborator
- Self-motivated
- Servant leader
- Deep knowledge and understanding of emerging trends in software engineering
- Excellent ability to communicate and present to all levels with the organization
- Agile, Scrum Master
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What are you waiting for? Apply today!
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, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Discover.