Senior Associate Application Engineer ( Backend )

$71,500 - $121,100/Yr

Discover Financial Services - Riverwoods, IL

Full-time - Entry Level

Riverwoods, IL

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About the position

The position involves programming and testing features and test cases with a focus on software engineering practices. The role requires active management of risks and customer-impacting issues while contributing to agile ceremonies and system design decisions. The candidate will learn complex software engineering practices and support production systems, ultimately contributing to the development of digital banking and payment solutions.

Responsibilities

• Complete most features and user stories including test cases and automation unattended.
• Learn complex software engineering practices such as domain-driven design, test-driven development, operations, and security.
• Contribute to agile ceremonies, lead demos and presentations, and help new engineers learn established norms.
• Participate in system design decisions and understand their impact on the product as a whole.
• Support production systems and understand how observed events and failures impact the product.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Informatics, Information Security, or Information Technology.
• 1+ years of experience in Information Technology, (Software) Engineering, or related fields.
• Technical proficiency rating of Advanced Beginner on the Dreyfus engineering scale for internal applicants.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Cloud Technology - AWS, OpenShift.
• Extreme automation mindset related to testing and build/deploy concepts.
• CI/CD Pipeline experience via Jenkins, Github Actions, Nexus.
• Knowledge of Test Driven Development.
• Familiarity with tech stack including Java, Spring, Kafka, Openshift, and Jenkins.

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