Job Description:
Role Summary/Purpose:
As an Assistant Vice President, API Engineer, you will be a main engineer of our Java microservices helping to lead the entire development process. You will be a leader on an Agile team aligned to a SAFe Agile Release Train, and you’ll bring us ideas about how to do things differently. You’ll be defining what Software Engineering means here and how it can affect the entire industry.
This role has a particular focus on credit, lending, and underwriting capabilities built in-house as well as interfacing with external parties.
It’s the ideal time to come aboard—we’re focused on the future, continuing to evolve as a company and help define the financial technology industry. With so much opportunity available, this is where you can make your mark.
Essential Responsibilities:
Lead a cross-shore development team
Influence and collaborate with technology, product, and credit stakeholders
Mentor and influence up and down the chain of command
Participate in Agile scrums with cross-functional teams
Participate in agile sprints including planning, daily standups, backlog grooming sessions and reviews
Analyze production defects, troubleshoot systems, identify root cause and implement fixes
Provide 24x7 on-call support periodically throughout the year
Work with third party vendors to develop software and/or integrate their software into our products
Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned
Qualifications/Requirements:
Bachelor's degree and 4 years of software development or technical product management experience, or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED, and 6 years of software developer or technical product management experience
Java Development Experience, particular with Java Spring Boot
Critical Thinking, creativity, and problem solving
Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required
Desired Characteristics:
Deep experience building and consuming web services via SOAP and REST
Deep Agile expertise
Strong Java Spring development skills
Experience with dependency management tools like Maven
Experience with continuous integration environments like Jenkins
Experience building and deploying application on Pivotal Cloud Foundry
Experience with writing unit, integration, and UI test cases
Grade/Level: 10
The salary range for this position is 100,000.00 - 170,000.00 USD Annual and is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance.
Actual compensation offered within the posted salary range will be based upon work experience, skill level or knowledge.
Salaries are adjusted according to market in CA, NY Metro and Seattle.
Eligibility Requirements:
You must be 18 years or older
You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process
You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles. Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months’ time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles. Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months’ time in position before they can post. All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don’t meet the time in position or performance expectations).
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Our Commitment:
When you join us, you’ll be part of an inclusive culture where your individual skills, experience, and voice are not only heard – but valued. Together, we’re building a future where we can all belong, connect, and turn ideals into action. More than 50% of our workforce is engaged in our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), where community and passion intersect to offer a safe space to learn and grow.
This starts when you choose to apply for a role at Synchrony. We ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We’re proud to have an award-winning culture for all.
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What We Do
At Synchrony (NYSE: SYF), we’re changing what’s possible for people and businesses every single day. From offering financing options to creating innovative tech, we help make shopping go smoothly across a variety of industries, like retail, auto, travel and home. Synchrony is one of the largest issuers of store credit cards in the United States. We help consumers pay over time for important expenses, issue co-branded cards for small- and medium-sized business credit products, as well as offer consumer savings products through Synchrony Bank. So, how can we change what’s possible for you?
