Remote AVP API & Microservices Architect

Synchrony; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Synchrony seeks an AVP, Principal Software Engineer to lead hands-on design and architecture for consumer bank and credit servicing apps. You will drive microservices, cloud-native solutions, and a robust CI/CD pipeline, mentoring teams and ensuring architectural standards.

The role is remote with occasional in-person engagements; travel may be required. You’ll influence multiple teams and partner with product managers and architects to deliver reliable, scalable software solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years of experience with software engineering OR, in lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED 10 years of experience with software engineering.
• Minimum 6 years of application development experience.
• Spring Boot and Spring Cloud development background.
• Critical Thinking, creativity and problem-solving skills
• Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required

Responsibilities

• Influence many agile development teams through all phases of the Agile development life cycle through SAFe.
• Architect applications across the full stack, experience in PCF, Cloud Native Architecture, Microservices, J2EE, Spring Java, and RESTful APIs.
• Design data models to support complex business processes.
• Drive a CI/CD strategy using Jenkins, Bitbucket, and uDeploy.
• Mentor and influence all levels of the team and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with architecture, security and technology standards.
• Participate in Agile scrums and lead sprints as the technical expert.
• Provide 24x7 on-call support periodically and troubleshoot production defects.

Skills

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Cloud architecture

Microservices

J2EE

RESTful APIs

Agile SAFe

CI/CD

Mentoring

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering

High School Diploma/GED with 10 years of experience

Tools

Jenkins

Bitbucket

uDeploy

Pivotal Cloud Foundry

Job description

Synchrony seeks an AVP, Principal Software Engineer to lead hands-on design and architecture for consumer bank and credit servicing apps. You will drive microservices, cloud-native solutions, and a robust CI/CD pipeline, mentoring teams and ensuring architectural standards.

The role is remote with occasional in-person engagements; travel may be required. You’ll influence multiple teams and partner with product managers and architects to deliver reliable, scalable software solutions.