Web Engineer II, API Developer Portal (L09)

Job Description:

Job Title: Web Engineer II, API Developer Portal (L09)

Company Overview : Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry’s most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more.
• We have recently been ranked #2 among India’s Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 India’s Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies.
• We provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being.
• We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities for all to take up leadership roles

Organization Overview

Synchrony's Engineering Team is a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to driving technological excellence. As a member of this Team, you'll play a pivotal role in designing and developing cutting-edge tech stack and solutions that redefine industry standards.

 The Credit Card that we use every day to purchase our essentials and later settle the bills - A simple process that we all are used to on a day-to-day basis. Now, consider the vast complexity hidden behind this seemingly simple process, operating tirelessly for millions of cardholders. The sheer volume of data processed is mind-boggling. Fortunately, advanced technology stands ready to automate and manage this constant torrent of information, ensuring smooth transactions around the clock, 365 days a year.

Our collaborative environment encourages creative problem-solving and fosters career growth. Join us to work on diverse projects, from fintech to data analytics, and contribute to shaping the future of technology. If you're passionate about engineering and innovation, Synchrony's Engineering Team is the place to be.

Role Summary/Purpose: 

Developer Portal Engineer craves working in a hands-on web application coding, design, and architecture environment, and leads by example to make sure about quality deliverables on time. To be successful in this role a candidate must have deep technical expertise in web development technologies, ability to quick learn and deliver under highly agile mode.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement new web technologies and assist developers as they migrate to new technologies

• Ability to work as a full stack developer

• Influence and collaborate with software developers, UX designers, product managers, application architects, and customer application experts to create amazing web apps

• Mentor and influence all levels of the team and can lead through all phases of the Agile development life cycle

• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams with both technical and business stakeholders

• Ensure compliance with architecture, security and technology standards set by Synchrony

• Assist in crafting and maintaining the future state technology architectural strategy and roadmap

• Participate in Agile scrums consisting of cross-functional team

• Lead Agile sprints as technical expert, including sprint planning, daily standups, backlog grooming sessions, and sprint reviews

• Ensure application code quality through development, test, and QA

• Ability to analyze production defects, troubleshoot systems, identify root cause, and implement fixes

• Identify ways to increase efficiency and improve system performance

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related degree with 2-5 years of Modern Application

• 2+ yrs of hands on experience on web development technologies

• Application development using Drupal, NextJS, ReactJS, HTML, CSS, JS, Typescript, MySQL

• Proficient into frontend and backend technologies

• Should have knowledge on CI/CD, version maintenance and logging tools like Cloudbees, JIRA, Bitbucket, and Splunk

• Good to have prior development experience on any API Gateway Developer Portal

• Should have well versed in trending technologies like AI, Copilot etc. and should be able to apply that under real time use cases

• Should have well versed in cloud technologies, preferably AWS and/or Google

• Should have strong communication, analytical, and structured problem-solving skills

• Passionate about the latest technologies, open source projects and languages

​Desired Characteristics:

• Good to have prior experience on Apigee

• Good understanding on Integration techniques

• Good understanding on MySql database, queries and troubleshooting

• Good to have prior work experience of Banking & Financial domain

• Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required

Work Timings: 2PM - 11PM IST

This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time – 11:30 AM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). This window is for meetings with India and US teams. The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose. Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs)

We are proud to offer flexibility at Synchrony. Our way of working allows you the option to work from home or workspaces in our Regional Engagement Hubs—Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, or Delhi/NCR.

Occasionally you may be required to commute or travel to Hyderabad or one of the Regional Engagement Hubs for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, trainings, and culture events.

For Internal Applicants:

• Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying

• Inform your manager and HRM before applying for any role on Workday

• Ensure that your professional profile is updated (fields such as education, prior experience, other skills) and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume (Word or PDF format)

• Must not be any corrective action plan (First Formal/Final Formal, PIP)

• L4 to L7+ Employees who have completed 12 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.

• L8+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.

• L04+ Employees can apply

Level / Grade : 09

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