Discover Financial Services - Deerfield, IL

posted 5 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Remote - Deerfield, IL
5,001-10,000 employees
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

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 Front End Application Engineer, you'll partner with product designers and user experience experts to create the ultimate experience for our customers on discover.com. By understanding our users and the interconnected network within Discover, you'll develop a delightful user experience. You will actively manage and escalate risk and customer-impacting issues within your day-to-day role to management. This position requires a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating issues based on intuition and experience across multiple domains, ensuring that the solutions you create address high-impact technology and business priorities. In this role, you will be competent in multiple contexts, including programming languages, security, automation, testing, and business domains, making you the go-to person for many people both inside and outside of your team. You will participate in strategic technology decisions and learn how these decisions impact Discover as a whole. Additionally, you will coach technology communities at Discover, fostering a culture of learning and innovation.

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

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • 8+ years of experience in application development, particularly with React Native
  • Strong understanding of front-end technologies and frameworks
  • Experience with user experience design and product development
  • Proven ability to manage risk and customer-impacting issues effectively

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience in a leadership role within technology teams
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies
  • Knowledge of financial services industry

Benefits

  • 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
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