Discover is one of the most recognized brands in U.S. and they are seeking a Senior Associate Application Engineer (Backend). The role involves programming features and test cases, managing risks, and contributing to agile processes while supporting production systems.
Responsible for the ability to program most features and test cases unattended but lacks a complete overview of product development and operations.
Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.
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.
Qualification
Required
Bachelors – Computer Science, Engineering, Informatics, Information Security, Information Technology or related
1+ Years -- Information Technology, (Software) Engineering, or related
Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of advanced beginner on the Dreyfus engineering scale
Primarily remain in a stationary position.
No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer.
Ability to communicate verbally.
Ability to communicate in written form.
Preferred
Strong experience working with Java programing language and Springboot
