JAVA Application Engineer

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

At Discover, be part of a culture where diversity, teamwork and collaboration reign. Join a company that is just as employee-focused as it is on its customers and is consistently awarded for both. We're all about people, and our employees are why Discover is a great place to work. Be the reason we help millions of consumers build a brighter financial future and achieve yours along the way with a rewarding career.

Our team is looking for a well-rounded Java developer who can help grow our Banking business within Discover Bank. The right individual will share oversight on design, development and implementation of products associated with their team. Looking for someone who is an independent thinker but also can work well within the team setting while coaching junior developers who may need guidance.

As a Full Stack Engineer, you'll build and release reliable software systems at scale. By partnering with enterprise-wide) teams, you'll develop and maintain full stack solutions that fit our business needs. You'll use your holistic view of all products (and their interactions) to design elegant solutions and strategize the future state of our larger technical ecosystem. By independently innovating and advocating for best practices, you'll solve complex problems and guide the team on implementing solutions from inception to production.

As a Full Stack Engineer, you'll build and release reliable software systems at scale. By partnering with enterprise-wide) teams, you'll develop and maintain full stack solutions that fit our business needs. You'll use your holistic view of all products (and their interactions) to design elegant solutions and strategize the future state of our larger technical ecosystem. By independently innovating and advocating for best practices, you'll solve complex problems and guide the team on implementing solutions from inception to production.

* Analyze, design, program, test, and deploy new user stories and features with high quality (security, reliability, operations) to production

* Tends to Associate Application Engineers by providing learning tasks as well as work related tasks, directs the work of Senior Associate Application Engineers, and helps them continue to grow

* Achieves team commitments (and influence others to do the same) by using informal leadership & highly developed communication skills

* Has an oversight on design decisions and guides team to achieve key results for products assigned to them

* Remediates issues using engineering principles and creates proactive design solutions for potential failures

* Contributes to and leads technology communities at Discover

Minimum Qualifications

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

* Bachelors - Computer Science or related

* 3 Years - Information Technology, (Software) Engineering, or related

* Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of competent on the Dreyfus engineering scale

Preferred Qualifications

* Java, API, Microservices, React framework, Node.js and have worked in a Cloud platform

* Experience with DevOps enablement and CI/CD automation

* Kubernetes, OpenShift (OCP)

* Spring projects

* Able to research and analyze open-source libraries and provide solutions for DevOps challenges

* General business knowledge of Banking and Financial systems

* Hands-on experience with a programming language - Java preferred

* Expert in working with Jenkins and GitHub

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

And by the way, while you're waiting to hear from us, don't forget to check out the great benefits Discover offers.

The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants - with respect. Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). We thrive on diversity & inclusion. You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in consideration for a career at Discover.

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.

The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants - with respect. Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). We thrive on diversity & inclusion. You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Discover.