Senior Associate Application Engineer

Discover; Riverwoods (IL); On-site; USD 73,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that values your unique contributions and offers a collaborative culture. In this role, you will engage in meaningful work from day one, developing software solutions and learning advanced engineering practices. You will be responsible for completing features and user stories, contributing to agile ceremonies, and participating in system design decisions. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your skills in a supportive environment while making a difference in the lives of millions. If you're ready to build your future while helping others achieve their financial goals, apply today!

Benefits

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

401(k) Plan

Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

Short and Long Term Disability Insurance

Recognition Program

Education Assistance

Commuter Benefits

Family Support Programs

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in Software Engineering or related fields.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline required.

Responsibilities

• Complete features and user stories including test cases and automation.
• Participate in system design decisions and support production systems.

Skills

Java

Software Engineering

Agile Methodologies

Cloud Computing (AWS)

Behavior Driven Development (BDD)

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Bachelor's in Engineering

Bachelor's in Information Technology

Tools

Jenkins

SpringBoot

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub/GitFlow

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. 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 Youll Do

• Responsible for the ability to program most features and test cases unattended, but lacks a complete overview of product development and operations. As a result, handovers to other team members limits productivity.

How Youll Do It

• Completes most features and user stories including test cases and automation unattended.
• Learns more 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 decisions impact the product as a whole.
• Learns to support production systems and understands how observed events and failures impact the product.

Qualifications Youll Need

The Basics

• Bachelors Computer Science, Engineering, Informatics, Information Security, Information Technology, or related.
• 1+ years Information Technology, (Software) Engineering, or related.
• 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 successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.
• No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Strong Java experience.
• Strong hands-on experience and understanding of working in a cloud environment such as AWS.
• Experience with EMR (Elastic Map Reduce), Spark.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins.
• Experience with the following technologies: SpringBoot, Gradle, Terraform, Ansible, GitHub/GitFlow, PCF/OCP/Kubernetes technologies, Artifactory, IaC.
• Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD, Cucumber test framework).
• Experience writing unit and service level tests to ensure adequate code coverage (JUnits).
• AWS and Java Certifications.

External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.

Application Deadline: The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Mar-23-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation: The base pay for this position generally ranges between $73,500.00 to $124,300.00. 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:

• Paid Parental Leave.
• Paid Time Off.
• 401(k) Plan.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account.
• Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances.
• 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!

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.

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email [e-mail].

At Discover, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace through our Fair Chance Hiring practices. Fair Chance Hiring means that we base our hiring decisions on an applicant’s qualifications rather than their criminal record. All our positions are subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Our applicants go through a background check, and we follow all applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance.

Positions marked as remote eligible are limited to remote locations within the country in which the position is based.

Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.