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Application Engineer (Back End)Remote EligibleR19603In-Office: Riverwoods, IllinoisAbout This RoleDiscover. A brighter future.With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Ourcollaborative 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 an Application Engineer (API) , 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.Develops and maintains full stack solutions to fit business needs. Full stack solutions require a focus on back-end (APIs), database and DevOps development. Works directly with business partners to understand business requirements. Independently innovates on and advocates for best practices within the team and collaborates on them across the enterprise. Carries a holistic view of all products and their interactions to design complex solutions and plan for how new projects will fit into the larger ecosystem.
Work on Software Upgrades, Patches, Plug-Ins, Whitelisting, Certificate Renewals, Service Accounts, Training, Job Aids, KB articles
Support live systems to ensure business continuity
Create and maintain DevOps processes, application, infrastructure, and utilize Cloud services (including database systems and models/schemas)
Analyze, design, program, test, and deploy new user stories and features with high quality (security, reliability, operations) to production
Tends to Associate Application Engineers by providing learning tasks as well as work related tasks, directs the work of Senior Associate Application Engineers, and helps them continue to grow
Achieves team commitments (and influence others to do the same) by using informal leadership & highly developed communication skills
Has an oversight on design decisions and guides team to achieve key results for products assigned to them
Remediates issues using engineering principles and creates proactive design solutions for potential failures
Contributes to and leads technology communities at Discover
Minimum QualificationsAt a minimum, here’s what we need from you:
Bachelors – Computer Science or related
3+ Years – Information Technology, (Software) Engineering, or related
Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of competent on the Dreyfus engineering scale
Preferred QualificationsBonus Points If You Have:
Ability to write quality code using SOLID principles in Test Driven Development with languages such as Java
Member of an Agile engineering or development team
Strong understanding of object-oriented principles with an ability to write clean code
Experience working with a relational database such as Oracle, MySQL, andPostgres
Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines. Jenkins or similar; Git/GitHub; Artifactory
Proven skills in high availability and scalability design, as well as performance monitoring
Experience developing and implementing API service architecture
Strong experience in working in a cloud environment such as AWS or PCF
Strong experience in scripting languages such asShell/Python/Scala/Java
Experience with Unix and Linux
Experience with PLSQL programming
Understanding of messaging systems like MQ, Rabbit MQ, Kafka, or Kinesis.
Experience with containerization and associated platforms such as Docker, OCP, Kubernetes
Regression and maintenance testing for maintenance releases
Understanding of OWASP principles
Experience working with Vendors on Issue management, Vulnerabilities, Certificate updates and Audits
Strong experience with software testing principles and methodologies
Experience working within a product centric organization
Strong experience of testing within the full software development lifecycle (Unit, functional, performance & Security)
Experience writing unit and service level tests to ensure adequate code coverage
A keen desire to own what you build from inception to production
External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.#BI-Remote#Remote#LI-JM3Compensation:The base pay for this position generally ranges between $84,500.00 to $142,500.00. 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
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)
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