Synchrony · 4 months ago
AVP, Principle Software Engineer
Stamford Site
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$115K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expSynchrony is a leading financial services company, and they are seeking an AVP, Principle Software Engineer to lead the development and lifecycle management of consumer bank and credit servicing applications. The ideal candidate will work in a hands-on system design and architecture environment, influencing agile development teams and ensuring operational excellence.
Consumer LendingFinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceVenture Capital
No H1B
Responsibilities
Influence many agile development teams through all phases of the Agile development life cycle through SAFe
Implement new technologies and assist developers as they migrate to new technologies
Architect applications across the full stack, experience in PCF, Cloud Native Application Architecture, Microservices ecosystem, J2EE, Spring Java, and RESTful API’s are a must
Design data models to support complex business processes
Drive a CI/CD strategy using our Jenkins, Bitbucket, and uDeploy stack
Influence and collaborate with software developers, UX designers, product managers, application architects, and customer application experts to create amazing apps
Mentor and influence all levels of the team: in this role, you will have the opportunity to influence up and down the chain of command
Ensure compliance with architecture, security and technology standards set by Synchrony
Assist in crafting and maintaining the future state technology architectural strategy, along with our application modernization and migration roadmap
Participate in Agile scrums consisting of cross-functional teams
Lead Agile sprints as the 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, incident reports and provide direction in problem resolution
Ability to analyze production defects, troubleshoot systems, identify root cause, and implement fixes
Passionate about the latest technologies, open-source projects and languages
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
Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and a minimum 5 years of experience with software engineering OR, in lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED 7 years of experience with software engineering
Minimum 5 years of application development experience
Spring Boot and Spring Cloud development background
Critical Thinking, creativity and problem-solving skills
Preferred
Experience building and consuming web services via SOAP and REST
Expertise with continuous integration environments
Experience with writing unit, integration, and UI test cases
Deep experience with responsive web design principles and cross device support
Strong experience with Pivotal Cloud Foundry
Knowledge in using Splunk for production support
Experience with Database Architecture, Modeling, and familiarity with MySQL & SQL
Familiarity with JSON, REST and XML based web services
Working knowledge of the overall mobile industry
Excellence in technical communication with technical and non-technical peers
Strong cross-functional team player with the ability to work seamlessly across a matrix organization and partner with global development companies
Desire to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment
Experience developing and supporting financial/banking applications
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to influence clients, team members, management, and external groups
Excellent attention to detail in a team environment
Strong oral and written communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to analyze, use structured problem solving and available tools to troubleshoot systems, identify root cause, action plans, impact, and resolution options
Benefits
Annual bonus based on individual and company performance
Company
Synchrony
Synchrony is a consumer financial services company.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2024-02-15Post Ipo Equity· $500M
2014-08-01IPO
Leadership Team
Brian Doubles
President & CEO
Raj Deol
SVP, Sam’s Club Marketing Leader
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