Senior Associate Application Engineer (Backend)

Discover Financial Services, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company where you'll engage in meaningful work from day one. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to innovative financial solutions while collaborating with talented professionals. You'll develop your skills in software engineering, focusing on Java and Spring Boot, while participating in agile practices. As part of a dynamic team, you'll help shape the future of digital banking and payments, making a real difference in the lives of millions. If you're passionate about technology and eager to grow, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Paid Parental Leave

401(k) Plan

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Short and Long Term Disability Insurance

Education Assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Commuter Benefits

Recognition Program

Qualifications

• 1+ years in Software Engineering or related field.
• Experience with Java and Spring Boot is preferred.
• Knowledge of API testing and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Complete features and user stories, including test cases.
• Contribute to agile ceremonies and lead demos.
• Support production systems and understand failures.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

API Security (JWT, OAUTH)

Test Driven Development

Agile Development

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Bachelor's in Engineering

Tools

Jenkins CI/CD

GitHub

JUnit

Cucumber

Gatling

JMeter

Job description

R46668

In-Office: Riverwoods, Illinois; Houston, Texas

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 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. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

How You'll 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.

Minimum Qualifications

At a minimum,here’s what we need from you:

• Bachelors – Computer Science, Engineering, Informatics, Information Security, Information Technology or related
• 1+ Years --Information Technology, (Software) Engineering, or related
• Internal applicants only: technicalproficiency rating 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.
• Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.

Preferred Qualifications

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Strong experience working with Java programing language and Springboot
• Experience in API Domain Design, API Security (JWT, OAUTH), API testing with Cucumber and JUnit
• Core Java, Spring Boot (Security, OAuth, MVC, JPA, Hibernate, REST API, Swagger)
• Gatling, JMeter, Monitoring and Performance tooling knowledge
• Experience in DevOps and build tools using Jenkins CI/CD, Gradle, Github, Nexus and SonarQube and other code coverage tools
• Experience of working in an agile development environment and exposure to XP engineering practices
• Ability to work closely with a business initiative owners and product owners

External applicants willbe required to perform a technical interview.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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#remote

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on May-11-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

About This Role

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 You'll 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. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

How You'll 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.

Minimum Qualifications

At a minimum,here’s what we need from you:

• Bachelors – Computer Science, Engineering, Informatics, Information Security, Information Technology or related
• 1+ Years --Information Technology, (Software) Engineering, or related
• Internal applicants only: technicalproficiency rating 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.
• Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.

Preferred Qualifications

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Strong experience working with Java programing language and Springboot
• Cloud container Platform experience (Kubernetes, OCP)
• Experience in API Domain Design, API Security (JWT, OAUTH), API testing with Cucumber and JUnit
• Core Java, Spring Boot (Security, OAuth, MVC, JPA, Hibernate, REST API, Swagger)
• SQL/PostgreSQL/Messaging Systems/Kafka
• Gatling, JMeter, Monitoring and Performance tooling knowledge
• Experience in DevOps and build tools using Jenkins CI/CD, Gradle, Github, Nexus and SonarQube and other code coverage tools
• Experience of working in an agile development environment and exposure to XP engineering practices
• Ability to work closely with a business initiative owners and product owners

External applicants willbe required to perform a technical interview.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

#LI-JJ1

#remote

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on May-11-2025. 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:

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

• 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!

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 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)

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] .Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.

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 (LA County Fair Chance ).

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.

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