VP, Front-End Software Engineering Manager

Synchrony - Altamonte Springs, FL

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Altamonte Springs, FL

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About the position

The Vice President, Front-End Software Engineering Manager at Synchrony is responsible for leading a team in the development and production support of responsive design web applications. This role requires a hands-on approach to web application coding, design, and architecture, ensuring timely project completion and operational excellence. The VP will influence and mentor team members while implementing new technologies and driving a CI/CD strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead a front-end team of managers and engineers through all phases of the Agile development life cycle.
• Implement new technologies and assist developers in migrating to new technologies.
• Develop applications using ReactJS as a leader of the development team.
• Architect applications across the full stack, including PCF, Cloud Native Application Architecture, Microservices ecosystem, J2EE, Spring Java, and RESTful APIs.
• Drive a CI/CD strategy using Jenkins, Bitbucket, and uDeploy.
• Influence and collaborate with software developers, UX designers, product managers, application architects, and customer application experts.
• Mentor and influence all levels of the team.
• Design and execute a training curriculum for new engineers joining the team.
• Ensure compliance with architecture, security, and technology standards set by Synchrony Financial.
• Assist in crafting and maintaining the future state technology architectural strategy.
• Participate in Agile scrums consisting of cross-functional teams.
• Lead Agile sprints as a technical expert, including sprint planning, daily standups, backlog grooming sessions, and sprint reviews.
• Ensure application code quality through development, test, and QA.
• Participate in addressing root cause analyses and incident reports.
• Analyze production defects, troubleshoot systems, identify root cause, and implement fixes.
• Provide 24x7 on-call support periodically throughout the year.
• Identify ways to increase efficiency and improve system performance.
• Work with third-party vendors to develop software and/or integrate their software into the company's products.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related degree with a minimum of 10 years web application development experience, or High School Diploma/GED and 15 years of experience.
• Minimum of 3 years people management experience.
• Experience building and consuming web services via SOAP and REST.
• Experience with writing unit, integration, and UI test cases.
• Experience working with OAUTH and SAML.
• Deep experience with responsive web design principles and cross-device support.
• Strong experience with Pivotal Cloud Foundry.
• Experience using Splunk for production support.
• Experience using Omniture for web analytics.
• Familiarity with JSON, REST, and XML based web services.

Nice-to-haves

• Excellence in technical communication with technical and non-technical peers.
• Experience with continuous integration environments.
• Working knowledge of the overall mobile industry.
• Strong ReactJS development skills.
• Strong cross-functional team player with the ability to work seamlessly across a matrix organization.
• Desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Experience developing and supporting financial/banking applications.
• Experience in developing and maintaining shared libraries for the organization.

Benefits

• Flexible work options including remote work and office attendance.
• Annual bonus based on individual and company performance.