VP, Principal Software Engineer

2 days ago

Canton, Ohio, United States Synchrony Full time
Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose:

The Vice President, Principal Software Development Engineer is a hands-on leader who thrives in a dynamic software design, development, and architecture environment. This individual will lead by example to ensure timely project delivery and high-quality results.

To succeed in this role, the candidate must possess deep expertise in Java Spring Boot software engineering, modern web service architectures, and the ability to influence and manage a team of software engineers.

This VP will lead multiple Credit Engineering initiatives within PRISM, managing engineers who participate in agile teams and release trains. They will also be responsible for leading cross-cutting engineering goals like QA automation, DevOps, and code quality improvement initiatives.

Our Way of Working:

We offer a flexible work environment that allows you to choose between working from home, near one of our Hubs, or in one of our offices. Occasionally, you may be required to commute to our nearest office for in-person engagement activities.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Manage a team of software engineers, including juniors and mid-level engineers.
  • Influence agile development teams through all phases of the Agile development life cycle using SAFE.
  • Implement new technologies and assist developers as they migrate to new technologies.
  • Establish application architecture standards and best practices for Java microservices.
  • Architect applications across the full stack, with experience in PCF, Cloud Native Application Architecture, Microservices ecosystem, J2EE, Spring Java, and RESTful APIs.
  • Design data models to support complex business processes.
  • Drive a CI/CD strategy using Jenkins, Bitbucket, and uDeploy.
  • Influence and collaborate with software developers, UX designers, product managers, application architects, and customer application experts to create amazing web apps.
  • Mentor and influence all levels of the team.
  • Ensure compliance with architecture, security, and technology standards set by Synchrony Financial.
  • Assist in crafting and maintaining the future state technology architectural strategy and application modernization and migration roadmap.
  • 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.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years of experience with software engineering, or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED with 10 years of experience with software engineering.

Minimum of 5 years of credit engineering support/experience.

Experience/knowledge of credit underwriting systems (i.e., Bureaus, DaaS platforms, Customer360, and evaluation services).

Experience/knowledge with Fiserv and other account build systems.

Strong experience with Pivotal Cloud Foundry.

Deep domain knowledge of responsive web service design principles.

Desired Characteristics:

  • Experience with continuous integration environments.
  • Mastery with writing unit, integration, and code coverage test cases.
  • Familiarity with JSON, REST, and XML-based web services.
  • Excellence in technical communication with technical and non-technical peers.
  • Cross-functional team player with the ability to work seamlessly across a matrix organization and partner with global development companies.
  • Strong oral and written communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
  • Knowledge developing and supporting financial/banking applications.
  • Interpersonal skills with the ability to influence clients, team members, management, and external groups.
  • Previously used Splunk for production support.
  • Strong attention to detail in a team environment.
  • Ability to analyze, use structured problem solving, and available tools to troubleshoot systems, identify root cause, action plans, impact, and resolution options.

Eligibility Requirements:

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.

New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles.

Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum of 6 months' time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles.

Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months' time in position before they can post.

All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don't meet the time in position or performance expectations).

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Our Commitment:

When you join us, you'll be part of a diverse, inclusive culture where your skills, experience, and voice are not only heard-but valued.

We celebrate the differences in all of us and believe that our individual, unique perspectives are what make Synchrony truly a great place to work.

Together, we're building a future where we can all belong, connect, and turn ideals into action.

Through the power of our 8 Diversity Networks+ (with more than 60% of our workforce engaged), you'll find community to connect with an opportunity to go beyond your passions.

This starts when you choose to apply for a role at Synchrony.

We ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Reasonable Accommodation Notice:

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job.

Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

If you need special accommodations, please call our Career Support Line so that we can discuss your specific situation.

We can be reached at. Representatives are available from 8am - 5pm Monday to Friday, Central Standard Time.

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