✦ Luna Orbit — Executive & General Management

Distinguished Engineer - Card Modernization

at Discover Financial Services

📍 3 Locations Unknown 💰 $244K – $279K USD / year Posted April 17, 2026
Salary $244K – $279K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience executive
Exp. Years At least 7 years of experience in Software engineering and solution architecture; At least 7 years of experience in Enterprise architecture and design patterns
Education Bachelor's Degree
Category Executive & General Management

Distinguished Engineer role responsible for defining and evangelizing a bold technical vision for the Card Modernization domain. The candidate will lead through technical contribution as a trusted advisor, ensuring high-quality technical design and addressing non-functional requirements like performance, scalability, and operability.

  • Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain
  • Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions
  • Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation
  • Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics (performance, scalability, operability)
  • Lead via mentoring and technical thought leadership (communications, code samples, blog posts)

The role centers on enterprise architecture and design patterns, with accountability for system design quality and non-functional system characteristics. The engineer is expected to have deep architecture and solution design experience and may code in languages such as Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Swift.

The ideal candidate is a Distinguished Engineer with 7+ years in software engineering and solution architecture, including 7+ years in enterprise architecture and design patterns. They are a thought leader who can define and evangelize a technical vision, translate non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, operability) into actionable designs, and mentor engineers across the organization.

Bachelor's DegreeAt least 7 years of experience in Software engineering and solution architectureAt least 7 years of experience in Enterprise architecture and design patterns
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages (JavaPythonGoJavaScript/TypeScriptSwift)8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system developmentfrom conception through architectureimp
technical visionevangelizetrusted advisornon-functional system characteristicsperformancescalabilityoperabilityenterprise architecturesolution architecturedesign patternssystem development lifecyclearchitectureJavaPythonGoJavaScript/TypeScriptSwiftmentoringcode samplesblog posts
technical visionproblem decompositiontechnical design and implementationnon-functional system characteristicsperformancescalabilityoperabilityenterprise architecturedesign patternssolution architecturesystem development lifecyclecode in Javacode in Pythoncode in Gocode in JavaScript/TypeScriptcode in Swiftarchitecture and design patterns
leadershipevangelizecommunicationmentoringtechnical role modelingcollaborationbalancing multiple projectsthought leadershipcreating clear and concise communicationsinclusion and diversity of thoughtcross-organizational collaboration
Industry Banking
Job Function Provide enterprise technical leadership and architectural guidance for Card Modernization
Role Subtype Software Architect
Tech Domains Java, Python, Linux, Amazon Web Services
Distinguished EngineerDistinguished Engineerstechnical visionevangelizetrusted advisornon-functional system characteristicsperformancescalabilityoperabilityenterprise architecturesolution architecturedesign patternssystem development lifecyclearchitectureJavaPythonGoJavaScript/TypeScriptSwiftmentoringrole modeltechnical contributioncode samplesblog posts

Bachelor's Degree required, At least 7 years of experience in Software engineering and solution architecture, At least 7 years of experience in Enterprise architecture and design patterns

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