Senior Associate Application Engineer

Discover Financial Services, Inc.; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Software Engineer to join their dynamic team. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects that impact millions of users. You'll be responsible for developing features and user stories while gaining hands-on experience with advanced software engineering practices. This position offers a collaborative culture where you can grow your skills and contribute to meaningful work from day one. If you're eager to learn and make a difference in the digital banking realm, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields required.
• Experience in Software Engineering or Information Technology is essential.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for programming features and test cases with minimal oversight.
• Participates in system design decisions and learns about production systems.

Skills

Software Engineering

Agile Methodologies

Java Programming

REST APIs

CI/CD Pipelines

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

Jenkins

Job description

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

Responsible for programming most features and test cases unattended, but lacks a complete overview of product development and operations. Handovers to other team members may limit productivity.

How You'll Do It

• Completes most features and user stories including test cases and automation unattended.
• Learns complex software engineering practices such as domain-driven design, test-driven development, operations, and security.
• Contributes to agile ceremonies, leads demos and presentations, helps new engineers learn established norms, and participates in technology communities.
• Participates in system design decisions and learns how these impact the product.
• Learns to support production systems and understands how observed events and failures impact the product.

Qualifications You'll Need

The Basics

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Informatics, Information Security, Information Technology, or related fields.
• Experience in Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related areas.
• Internal applicants only: technical proficiency of Advanced Beginner on the Dreyfus Engineering scale.

Physical and Cognitive Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform these functions as required by law:

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.
• No required movement about the work environment.
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as computers, telephones, printers, and calculators.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience building Java-based applications.
• Experience with REST APIs.
• Experience in a complex, scaled global tech organization.
• Experience in Agile teams.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins preferred.
• Experience with AWS/OCP.
• Experience with performance testing.

External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview. Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment visas for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work in the UK full-time.