Application Engineer (Back End)

Discover Financial Services
Riverwoods, IL

: 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. : As a Back End Engineer, you'll analyze, develop, and design solutions for our application software. In our Agile environment, you'll do this by performing technical design, coding with test automation, support, and documentation of software application modifications. Ultimately, through continuous integration, development and testing, you'll ensure we deliver quality code . Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management. Responsibilities Analy z e, 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 c ommunication skills Has an oversight on design decisions and guides team to achieve key result s for products assigned to them Remediates issues using engineering principles and creates proactive design solutions for potential failures Contributes to and leads tec hnology 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 Bonus Points If You Have: Background in DevOps and software development as a “hands on” engineer. Excellent understanding of application delivery, DevOps/SRE and SDLC Strong ability to track and contribute to technical discussions around application integration and CI/CD pipelines Ability to translate functional and non-functional requirements into appropriate technical stories and acceptance criteria Exposure to distributed compute solutions deployment practices Cloud experience Experience of on Prem deployments External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview. And by the way, while you're waiting to hear from us, don't forget to check out the great benefits Discover offers. Application Deadline: The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jan-13-2024. 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 $86,500.00 to $146,100.00. 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)

Posted 2026-02-26

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