API Engineer 2| EIS

Job Description

Role Title: API Engineer 2, EIS (L0+)

Company Overview

COMPANY OVERVIEW: Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry’s most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more.
• We have recently been ranked #2 among India’s Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 India’s Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies.
• Synchrony celebrates ~51% women diversity, 105+ people with disabilities, and ~50 veterans and veteran family members.
• We offer Flexibility and Choice for all employees and provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work- life integration and overall well-being
• We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities, focusing on Advancing Diverse Talent to take up leadership roles

Organizational Overview

Synchrony's Engineering Team is a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to driving technological excellence. As a member of this Team, you'll play a pivotal role in designing and developing cutting-edge tech stack and solutions that redefine industry standards.

The Credit Card that we use every day to purchase our essentials and later settle the bills - A simple process that we all are used to on a day-to-day basis. Now, consider the vast complexity hidden behind this seemingly simple process, operating tirelessly for millions of cardholders. The sheer volume of data processed is mind-boggling. Fortunately, advanced technology stands ready to automate and manage this constant torrent of information, ensuring smooth transactions around the clock, 365 days a year.

Our collaborative environment encourages creative problem-solving and fosters career growth. Join us to work on diverse projects, from fintech to data analytics, and contribute to shaping the future of technology. If you're passionate about engineering and innovation, Synchrony's Engineering Team is the place to be

Role Summary/Purpose

Billions of transactions and you’ll touch all of them if you join our IT team as Software Engineer II Imagine the sheer scale of what we impact every second of every day. Now imagine what you can do with that influence. This is where you can shape the future of Servicing our customers.

As a Software Engineer II, you’ll be building Microservices, MFE’s, API’s and managing an amazing team of engineers working on our applications leveraging cloud technologies.

It’s the ideal time to come aboard – we’re focused on the future, continuing to evolve a company and help define the financial technology industry. With so much opportunity available, this is where you can make your mark.

Essential Responsibilities
• Build Microservices, MFE’s & API’s leveraging cloud technologies with high quality and sound design principles
• Manage DevOps pipelines for Microservices, MFE’s & API’s
• 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
• Coach Junior Engineers and empower them to work efficiently
• Review and Approve code modules using formal approval process
• Participate in Agile scrums with cross-functional teams
• Participate in Agile sprints including story writing, planning, daily standups, backlog grooming sessions and reviews
• Participate in SAFe ceremonies
• Provide on-call support
• Analyze production defects, troubleshoot systems, identify root cause and implement fixes

Qualifications/Requirements
• Minimum 2 years of strong Technical Expertise in Java, Spring Projects - Spring Boot, Spring Framework, React JS, Spring Cloud, Git, Maven, REST and SOAP
• Minimum 2 years of strong Experience with Agile application development and familiarity with tools like JIRA
• Minimum 2 years of strong Experience with continuous integration environments and using tools like Jenkins
• Minimum 2 years of strong Experience with Cloud Platforms like Pivotal Cloud Foundry & AWS.
• Experience writing unit, integration and e2e tests using frameworks like Junit, Mockito, Spring Test
• Experience in Test Driven Development
• Experience with continuous integration environments and using tools like Jenkins
• Strong desire to develop high quality code with ability to review and leverage quality check tools like Sonar, PMD etc.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and frameworks
• Ability to analyze, use structured problem solving and available tools to troubleshoot systems, identify root cause, action plans, impact and resolution options

Desired Characteristics
• Familiarity in designing application using SOLID principles, Java and microservice design patterns with business acumen
• Working knowledge in RDBMS
• Ability to analyze, use structured problem solving and available tools to troubleshoot systems, identify root cause, action plans, impact and resolution options

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 2+Years of experience in Technology, or in lieu of degree 4+ years of experience in Technology.

Work Timings: 2 PM – 11 PM IST

(This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility and Choice offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time – 11:30 AM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). This window is for meetings with India and US teams. The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose. Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs. Please discuss this with the hiring manager for more details.)

For Internal Applicants
• Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying
• Inform your manager and HRM before applying for any role on Workday
• Ensure that your professional profile is updated (fields such as education, prior experience, other skills) and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume (Word or PDF format)
• Must not be any corrective action plan (First Formal/Final Formal, PIP)
• L4 to L7 Employees who have completed 12 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.
• L8+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.
• L04+ Employees can apply

Grade/Level: 0+

Job Family Group

Information Technology

India
Karnataka
Bangalore Show on map Get directions