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:

The Senior Associate Application Engineer is responsible for programming features and test cases as they learn about the broader product development and operations concepts. The Senior Associate role accelerates technical knowledge by working with and learning from engineering teammates.  Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management. 

Responsibilities 

• Completes most features and user stories including test cases and automation unattended 

• Learns more complex software engineering practices such as domain driven design, test driven development, operations, and security 

• Contributes to agile ceremonies, leads demos and presentations, helps new engineers learn established norms, and participates in technology communities 

• Participates in system design decisions and learns how these decisions impact the product as a whole 

• Learns to support production systems and understands how observed events and failures impact the product 

Minimum Qualifications 

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

• Bachelors – Computer Science or related 

• Information Technology, (Software) Engineering, or related 

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

Preferred Qualifications 

Bonus Points If You Have: 

• Experience with Java and Spring framework 

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins or similar 

External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview. 

Application Deadline:

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 & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.