Principal Application Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in the UK is seeking a Software Engineer to develop and implement high-impact technology solutions. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and experience in Agile methodologies. Responsibilities include creating software solutions, identifying issues, and contributing to strategic technology decisions. This role requires proficiency in cloud environments and API architecture, with no travel required.

Qualifications

• Experience in Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related areas.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented principles with the ability to write clean code.
• Experience working in Agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Create technology solutions addressing high-impact business priorities.
• Proactively identify and mitigate issues based on intuition and experience.
• Drive problem-solving to determine root causes.

Skills

Software development

Agile methodologies

Cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)

API service architecture

Database management (SQL, NoSQL)

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Git/GitHub

Artifactory

Job description

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.

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

Utilize a vast repertoire of delivering high-impact software solutions to work intuitively. Speed comes from intuition. If something breaks, you know where to look. Typically handles the tough parts – e.g., (re)designs and spends more time documenting than coding. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the role to management.

How You'll Do It

• Create technology solutions addressing high-impact business priorities. Demonstrate the ability to analyze, design, code, test, and deploy solutions and product features with high quality to production. Possess a level of technical expertise enabling solutions with high complexity and depth.
• Be competent in multiple technical domains, including programming, security, automation, testing, and business domains. Serve as the go-to person for many outside your team. Participate in strategic technology decisions and understand their impact on Discover.
• Proactively identify and mitigate issues based on intuition and experience across domains. Drive problem-solving to determine root causes. Coach technology communities at Discover in areas such as technology domains, design-thinking, agile development, security, architecture, and data engineering.

Qualifications You'll Need

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Informatics, Information Security, Information Technology, or related field.
• Experience in Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related areas.
• Proficiency on the Dreyfus Engineering scale.
• Experience as part of an Agile engineering or development team.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented principles with the ability to write clean code.
• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar, Git/GitHub, Artifactory.
• Skills in high availability and scalability design, performance monitoring.
• Experience developing and implementing API service architecture.
• Experience working in cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Understanding messaging systems like MQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka, or Kinesis.

Physical and Cognitive Requirements

Primarily remain stationary, perform indoors in an office setting, operate office equipment, communicate verbally and in writing. No travel required. Must be authorized to work in the UK. No sponsorship available.

Application Details

The application window closes on Aug 2, 2025. We encourage early applications. The posting may remain past this date but is not guaranteed.

Additional Information

All employees place customers at the center of their work, contributing to a culture valuing compliance and risk management. Discover is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. For accommodations, contact [e-mail]. Remote work options are limited to locations within the country where the position is based. Applicants must be 18 or older at hire.