✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack

at Discover Financial Services

📍 3 Locations Unknown 💰 $197K – $225K USD / year Posted March 18, 2026
Salary $197K – $225K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 4+ years
Education Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field
Category Software Engineering

This role involves leading a team of full stack developers to build and maintain cloud-based microservices solutions, focusing on regulatory compliance and innovative technology adoption.

  • Lead technology projects
  • Manage development teams
  • Collaborate with product managers
  • Implement cloud solutions
  • Mentor engineers

The technical environment includes JavaScript, Java, HTML/CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS cloud services, emphasizing microservices architecture and cloud-native development.

The ideal candidate is a senior full stack software engineer with at least 4 years of experience, proficient in JavaScript, Java, and cloud technologies like AWS and Kubernetes. They are passionate about leading projects, mentoring teams, and staying current with emerging tech trends.

Bachelor's Degreeat least 4 years of experience in software engineering1 year experience with cloud computingexperience with JavaScriptJavaTypeScriptSQLPythonor Goexperience with AWSGCPor Microsoft Azure
Master's Degree7+ years in JavaScriptJavaTypeScriptSQLPythonor Go3+ years of AWSGCPor Azure experience4+ years of open source frameworkspeople management experienceAgile practices
DockerKubernetesAWSAmazon Web Services
JavaScriptJavaHTMLCSSTypeScriptSQLPythonGoDockerKubernetesAWS
JavaScriptJavaHTMLCSSTypeScriptSQLPythonGoOpen Source RDBMSNoSQL databasesDockerKubernetesAWSAmazon Web Services
leadershipcollaborationmentoringtech trend awarenessproblem-solving
Industry Fintech
Job Function Lead software engineering projects and teams in a cloud environment
Role Subtype Full Stack Engineer
Tech Domains JavaScript, Java, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services
full stack engineersoftware engineeringJavaScriptJavaHTMLCSSTypeScriptSQLPythonGoDockerKubernetesAWSAmazon Web Servicescloud computingmicroservicesdistributed systemsopen source frameworksmentoringagile

Lack of experience with cloud computing, No leadership or mentoring experience, No experience with microservices or Kubernetes, No Bachelor's degree

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