Manager Application Engineering (Payments Technologies)

About This Role

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:

What You will Do

Responsible for the technical development and quality delivery of software engineering solutions. Leads a team of engineers within a Discover application development area while using your technical expertise to drive vision into action and results. Develop and coach teams to be able to identify, manage, and escalate risk, and effectively manage risk within the teams you oversee.

How You Will Do It

• Mentor and lead a staff of engineers in both technical and soft skills to craft a team of highly technical competent, consistent, thoughtful, and customer-centric technology experts. This includes ensuring the group is adhering to principles of excellence within their technical domain, applying consistency of technical execution, sharing common practices and challenges within the team, and fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning within the team.

• Leads and utilizes technical skills to contribute as an engineer within a product team designing, developing code, and maintaining quality technology solutions for a product or set of products including developing own subject matter expertise. Demonstrated experience in multiple software languages, modern software methods, CI/CD, cloud, and automated testing.

• Hire, retain and lead high-functioning, diverse groups of engineering professionals, establishing clear objectives and key results, developing a consistent set of practices and processes across the team, and driving towards the resolution of challenging problems. This includes all performance management aspects of leading the engineers including acquiring and providing 360 feedback and administering reviews. Manages software ownership and development from initial concept through continuous improvement.

• Lead and shape the technical vision within their product team and be an essential member of leadership team including acting as a leader in the Discover engineering community affecting and advancing the architecture across the company and ensuring adherence to all regulatory, compliance and audit requirements. This includes defining how technical work will be done, selecting appropriate tools, defining technology, quality, experience and implementation standards and practices within own technical domain.

• Work with key stakeholders to efficiently and effectively allocate team members to product teams to meet business and Product area objectives.

Qualifications You Will Need

The Basics

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Engineering, or related field

• 6+ years of experience in Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related.

Physical & Cognitive Requirements

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.

• No required movement about the work environment to complete major responsibilities of the job.

• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.

• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.

• Ability to communicate verbally. Ability to communicate in written form.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Extensive knowledge of Connex Switching system architecture and environment database.

• Experienced in modernization of legacy platforms and technologies

• Experienced in building platforms and services using REST APIs & Microservices Architecture

• Experienced in cloud-native architecture and AWS or other Cloud technologies

• Expertise in Connex components like AP and PI, with hands-on experience in design, coding, and testing

• 2+ years of People Management

• Hands-on experience with CED database and related tools

• Skilled in managing change control files and utilities (CMSUTIL, SWAPBLD, SWAPROLL, CEDUTIL)

• Knowledgeable in CED database security, including user access and data/file security

• Familiar with utilities such as FUP, Pathway, Inspect, Histrpt, and Logcan

• Proficient in TAL programming language and TACL

• Experienced with ATM and POS device driving, scheme and interchange links, card and account authorization services, and key management/validation using Thales and SafeNet HSMs

• Background in banking and payment domains, including transaction processing, merchant acquiring/issuing, and batch processing.

• In-depth knowledge of ISO standards and message formats

• Skilled in using TAL, Cobol, Tandem, and Non-Stop

• Experience with Paragon Simulator and JIRA

• Knowledge of financial industry practices, regulations, and operations

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Strong leadership and team management abilities.

• Ability to mentor and develop team members.

• Effective time management and organizational skills.

• Adaptability and flexibility in a dynamic work environment.

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

• Customer-centric approach with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Aug-04-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $107,000.00 to $180,200.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off

• 401(k) Plan

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

• Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances

• Recognition Program

• Education Assistance

• Commuter Benefits

• Family Support Programs

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

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, a division of Capital One, N.A., 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)

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.

At Discover, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace through our Fair Chance Hiring practices. Fair Chance Hiring means that we base our hiring decisions on an applicant’s qualifications rather than their criminal record. All our positions are subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Our applicants go through a background check, and we follow all applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance (LA County Fair Chance).

Positions marked as remote eligible are limited to remote locations within the country in which the position is based.

Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.