Synchrony · 15 hours ago
AVP, API Engineer
Stamford, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$100K/yr - $170K/yr
4+ years expSynchrony is a company focused on evolving the financial technology industry, and they are seeking an Assistant Vice President, API Engineer. In this role, you will lead the development of Java microservices, mentor teams, and collaborate with various stakeholders to enhance credit, lending, and underwriting capabilities.
Consumer LendingFinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceVenture Capital
No H1B
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
Qualification
Required
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
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
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required
Preferred
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
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
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