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Principal Application Engineer (Full Stack)
Principal Application Engineer (Full Stack)-March 2024
Riverwoods
Mar 22, 2025
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10,000+ employees
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About Principal Application Engineer (Full Stack)

  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.

  As a Principal Full Stack Application 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. Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

  Responsibilities

  Creates solutions addressing high impact technology and business priorities

  Competent in multiple contexts, including programming languages, security, automation, testing, and business domains and is the go-to person for many people (inside and outside of their team)

  Participates in strategic technology decisions and learns how these decisions impact Discover as a whole

  Proactively identifies and mitigates issues based on intuition and experience in multiple domains

  Coaches' technology communities at Discover

  Minimum Qualifications

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

  Bachelors – Computer Science or related

  6+ Years -- Information Technology, (Software) Engineering, or related

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

  Preferred Qualifications

  Bonus Points If You Have:

  Preferred Qualifications Bonus Points If You Have:

  Experience with Java development on client facing application

  Experience as part of an Agile engineering or development team 

  Strong understanding of object-oriented principles with an ability to write clean code 

  Strong experience working with a relational database andNoSQL database

  Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins or similar;Git/GitHub;Artifactory 

  Proven skills in high availability and scalability design, as well as performance monitoring 

  Experience developing and implementing API service architecture 

  Experience with relational databases such as MySQL or Postgres and understanding of columnar data stores such as Redshift or Snowflake 

  Experience in working in a cloud environment such as AWS, GCP or Azure. 

  Understanding of messaging systems like MQ, Rabbit MQ, Kafka, or Kinesis. 

  Build secure web applications with user authentication 

  Understanding of software testing principles and methodologies 

  Strong technical understanding of data architecture, data quality and related technologies 

  Developing applications on Pivotal Cloud Foundry

  Linux/Unix environment background including shell scripting

  Java development experience

  External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview.

  Application Deadline:

  The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jan-21-2024. 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 $104,000.00 to $175,600.00. 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

  STD, Life, LTD and AD&D

  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 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. (Know Your Rights) (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.eeoc.gov/poster__;!!MjXRb4uW6x5k!ABIVgRw0WsyX2wfQC-pKxK3V9X4h1NBUGgjO7EM8PTvp5MNRgpEuVC_jVk0fcn_ISAZjmwkbLuUIrj8mFedCBkyz$)

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