✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack)

at Discover Financial Services

📍 McLean, VA Unknown 💰 $197K – $225K USD / year Posted March 25, 2026
Salary $197K – $225K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 4+ years
Education Bachelor's Degree
Category Software Engineering

This role involves leading a portfolio of technology projects as a Full Stack Engineer, focusing on microservices, cloud solutions, and full stack development within a collaborative environment.

  • Lead technology projects
  • Mentor team members
  • Develop cloud-based solutions
  • Collaborate with product managers
  • Stay updated on tech trends

The technical environment includes microservices architecture, AWS cloud platform, container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes, and programming in JavaScript, Java, Python, and Go.

The ideal candidate is a mid to senior-level full stack software engineer with 4+ years of experience in microservices, cloud computing, and full stack development, particularly with AWS, JavaScript, Java, Python, and container orchestration tools. They should demonstrate leadership qualities and a passion for emerging technologies.

Bachelor's Degree4+ years of experience in software engineering1+ year experience with cloud computingexperience with JavaScriptJavaPythonor Goexperience with AWSGCPor Azureexperience with microservicesexperience with container orchestration (DockerKubernetes)
Master's Degree7+ years of experience in JavaScriptJavaTypeScriptSQLPythonor Go3+ years of experience with AWSGCPor Azure4+ years of open source frameworkspeople management experienceAgile practices
DockerKubernetesAWSAmazon Web ServicesOpen Source RDBMSNoSQL databases
JavaScriptJavaHTMLCSSTypeScriptSQLPythonGoDockerKubernetesAWSOpen Source RDBMSNoSQL databasesmicroservices
JavaScriptJavaHTMLCSSTypeScriptSQLPythonGoDockerKubernetesAWSAmazon Web ServicesOpen Source RDBMSNoSQL databasesMicroservices
leadershipcollaborationmentoringcommunicationproblem-solvingadaptability
Industry Fintech
Job Function Lead full stack software engineering projects with a focus on microservices and cloud technologies.
Role Subtype Software Engineer
Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, Docker, JavaScript, Java, Python, SQL / PostgreSQL
full stack engineermicroservicescloud computingAWSAmazon Web ServicesJavaScriptJavaPythonGoDockerKubernetesOpen Source RDBMSNoSQL databasescollaborationmentoringleadershipAgile

Lack of cloud experience, Less than 4 years of software engineering experience, No experience with microservices or container orchestration, No Bachelor's degree

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