Welcome to Discover in the United Kingdom
Many of the technological advantages that Discover employs are due in no small part to the work our teams are doing in our United Kingdom office locations. Discover has two offices in the UK that deliver technology platforms and application solutions for all business units in addition to supporting Discover Global Network, the payments brand for Discover Financial Services. Our technology and sales and operations teams in the UK are helping to expand global commerce through products and solutions.
Learn more about each office location below. And make sure to register with our Recruiting team to stay up to date on upcoming events, career opportunities, recruiting insights and more.
We are leading the way to a brighter future, for you
Discover provides banking and credit products that help people achieve their goals – from establishing good credit, to paying for an education to consolidating debt. In payments, our global network connects banks, card-members and merchants around the world with innovative commerce solutions.
At Discover, every employee has the chance to shine bright. Within our teams, we have invested in recruiting for a multitude of new hires within Application Development and Payment Services; whether you are a Developer, Programmer, Engineer, Tester, QA or a Sales & Operations professional – if you have the right skills, there will undoubtedly be a place for you!
Within the United Kingdom, there are two office locations, with two key areas of focus. Farnborough serves as our Tech Hub, while Hammersmith houses one of our Sales and Operations arms.
Farnborough Location
The Tech Hub
Our Farnborough office is our Tech Hub and is an exciting place to launch or continue your career in technology. For those still studying, we offer an International Summer Internship and a Graduate Rotational Development Programme. We have opportunities for those looking to share their experiences and build on their existing career in a number of roles including:
- Java Development
- Full Stack Engineers
- Test Automation Quality Engineering
- DevOps Engineering
- Cloud Engineer/Architect
- Service Reliability Engineers (SRE)
- Scrum Masters
- Release Train Engineers
- Delivery Managers
Our team supports business initiatives with collaboration tools, cloud computing, end user experience and server operations. In addition, we build Big Data platforms, tools and capabilities and next-gen analytics platforms to improve decision quality and drive efficiencies. We are widely known for our expertise in fraud strategies that enable Discover to gain and maintain a competitive advantage.
Our Technology teams are spread across a multitude of product teams, including:
- Credit Cards
- Deposit Products
- Consumer Lending
- Consumer Savings
- Payments Technology
- Student / Personal / Home Equity Loans
- Debit and Transaction Services
- ATM Technologies
- Chip & Pin Technologies
Hammersmith Location
The Sales and Operation Arm
Our Hammersmith office focuses on our Discover Global Network sales and operations. Born out of a belief in the power of progress, our team answers the evolving needs of business with the combined expertise, capabilities and reach of the Discover® Network, Diners Club International®, PULSE® and our global Alliance Partners. Together we work to help accelerate our clients’ successes by providing flexible partnership, global reach and proven solutions.
Our Hammersmith teams are made up of Sales & Operations professionals with roles across:
- International Markets
- Acceptance
- Operations
- Products
Benefits that start on Day One
Benefits availability and eligibility varies based upon employee classifications.
Holiday Entitlement
25 days holiday (rising to 30 in line with service)
Career Development
Coaching, training and support to help you develop
Compensation
Competitive salary, pension, and annual incentive scheme
Work Perks You May Be Eligible For:
- Competitive Salary
- Competitive Pension Scheme
- Annual Incentive Scheme
- Up to 25 days annual leave per calendar year
- Private Health Care
- Both Private health care and Annual health assessments are taxable benefits.
- Flexi Fridays
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Perks @ Work
- Ride to Work (Cycle Scheme)
- Season Ticket loan
- You Care We Share (Charity program that has matching contributions)
- Volunteering Hours
- Study Leave (5 days)
- EAP- Employee Assistance Program
Volunteer Work Support
Volunteerism is part of our company’s core values. While helping millions of customers find brighter financial futures, we also want to do it the right way—by giving back to our local communities in which we work. Our employees are passionate about volunteerism and as a community we provide each employee with many options to give back.
You Care We Share:
The You Care, We Share programme supports charities which employees are involved with. Donations can be made via credit card or PayPal. Payment can be made on a one time or recurring basis and be eligible for a match up to $500 per employee/year.
International charities are also available.
Volunteer Days:
Discover employees are also able to log their volunteering efforts via You Care We Share. Employees can indicate the number of hours they have volunteered for and can volunteer anywhere they like on their own time and log those hours on the site. Both personal and company time qualify towards volunteering.
:30 BE INSPIRED TO GROW
Discover inspires me to grow in many ways. I do love where I'm at and I love my position but I don't want to stay there forever. I want to stay with the company but there's so much room for growth within Discover. With the different resources they have, especially the College Commitment, there's really essentially no excuse that you can't get that degree and grow within the company. Not only do they care about their employees. It cares about them succeeding, getting a degree, and growing. They're just a great company in general.Ready to build a brighter future?
This is the start of a great career and a great way to begin doing amazing work. This isn’t just a summer job but an entry point into doing work that matters from Day 1.
International Summer Internship Opportunities
Picking the right internship is an essential step in launching a successful career. At Discover, we are committed to providing our employees with opportunities to shape their own careers within the organization. We firmly believe that our continued success greatly depends upon our ability to develop our employees’ skill sets to build the most talented teams.
Graduate Development Opportunities
The Discover Business Technology Graduate Development Programme offers exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects in a sought after work environment and culture. You’ll expand your knowledge and growth potential, working across countries and on various financial services products to solve real customer problems.
Experienced Opportunities
From building the next financial product innovation to expanding our global network acceptance to identifying clients’ needs; be a part of growing new relationships and researching new business channels to help enhance our business and customer/client experiences.
Explore experienced roles across both Farnborough (Tech Hub) and Hammersmith (Sales & Operations Arm) office locations.
Are you ready to join our UK team?
Learn about our Recruiting Process
Apply today to get a chance to shine bright at Discover.
STEP 1: APPLICATION
Apply online
STEP 2: SELECTION
Qualified applicants selected and interviewed
STEP 3: JOB OFFER
A recruiter will notify via phone
STEP 4: ONBOARDING
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