Principal Application Engineer (Front End/ReactJS)

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.

Job Description:

At Discover, be part of a culture where diversity, teamwork and collaboration reign. Join a company that is just as employee-focused as it is on its customers and is consistently awarded for both. We’re all about people, and our employees are why Discover is a great place to work. Be the reason we help millions of consumers build a brighter financial future and achieve yours along the way with a rewarding career. 

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced ReactJS Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our development team, you will not only contribute to building cutting-edge web applications but also provide leadership, innovation, and mentorship to your peers. You will lead the development of ReactJS applications and modernize legacy applications to ensure high-quality code and adherence to best practices. You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable and maintainable solutions.

Responsibilities 

• Creates solutions addressing high impact technology and business priorities  

• Competent in multiple contexts, including programming languages, security, automation, testing, and business domains and is the go-to person for many people (inside and outside of their team) 

• Participates in strategic technology decisions and learns how these decisions impact Discover as a whole 

• Proactively identifies and mitigates issues based on intuition and experience in multiple domains 

• Coaches' technology communities at Discover 

 

Minimum Qualifications 

At a minimum, here’s what we need from you: 

• Bachelors – Computer Science or related 

• 6+ Years -- Information Technology, (Software) Engineering, or related 

• Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of proficient on the Dreyfus engineering scale 

Preferred Qualifications 

Bonus Points If You Have: 

• Experience as part of an Agile engineering or development team

• Understanding of software testing principles and methodologies

• Strong experience with JavaScript with the ability to write clean and concise code

• Strong experience with ReactJS development in a customer facing application

• Experience in implementing responsive web development technologies (CSS, HTML, ReactJS)

• Familiar with accessibility standards

• Familiar with best practices around secure coding and vulnerability detection / remediation

• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub, Nexus, Artifactory

• Experience with implementation of automated test suites

• Experience in writing concise technical documentation

• Embraces a continuous learning mindset and can apply innovation to problem solving

• Experience with leading and mentoring other engineers

 

External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview. 

 

What are you waiting for? Apply today! 

And by the way, while you're waiting to hear from us, don't forget to check out the great benefits Discover offers. 

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. 

The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). We thrive on diversity & inclusion. You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in consideration for a career at Discover. 

 

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jun-09-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not gua