Software Development Engineer - II

Synchrony is a leading financial technology company focused on shaping the future of payments. They are seeking a Software Development Engineer - II to work on microservice APIs, participate in Agile processes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance software solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in a cross-shore development team
• Review Pull requests and provide feedback to developers
• Owns and works with dev team on deliverables
• Control and improve the code quality in the team
• Implement culture of learning in the team
• Influence and collaborate to create amazing API’s
• Participate in Agile scrums with cross-functional teams
• Participate and contribute in Agile sprints including planning, daily standups, backlog grooming sessions and reviews
• Analyze production defects, troubleshoot systems, identify root cause and implement fixes
• 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

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science a or related degree with 3 year modern application development experience (classroom or professional) OR, in lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED 5 years of experience with cloud native application development using Java
• 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
• Familiarity building and consuming web services via SOAP and REST
• Java development experience
• Familiarity with common Java frameworks like Spring and Spring boot
• Familiarity with Jira and Bitbucket
• Familiarity with continuous integration environments
• Familiarity writing unit and integration tests
• Familiarity with JSON, REST and XML based web services
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical peers
• Strong cross-functional team player with the ability to work seamlessly across a matrix organization
• Desire to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to influence clients, team members, management and external groups
• Strong attention to detail in a team environment
• Strong oral and written communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to analyze, use structured problem solving and available tools to troubleshoot systems, identify root cause, action plans, impact and resolution options