✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Senior Director, Software Engineering

at Discover Financial Services

📍 4 Locations Unknown 💰 $286K – $326K USD / year Posted March 20, 2026
Salary $286K – $326K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years 9+ years
Education Bachelor's Degree
Category Software Engineering

This role involves leading software engineering teams to develop and maintain scalable, high-performance applications in a financial services environment, utilizing modern technologies and cloud infrastructure.

  • Lead engineering teams
  • Develop scalable applications
  • Implement microservices
  • Manage cloud infrastructure
  • Mentor engineers

Focuses on full-stack development, microservices, cloud computing, and agile practices within a fintech context.

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with at least 9 years of experience in Java, Node.js, and cloud infrastructure, with strong leadership and mentoring skills, and experience working in fintech or financial services environments.

JavaNode.jsAWSCloud InfrastructureAgile practicesTeam managementMentoring
GoAngularJSReactPythonRESTJSONXMLRubyPerlNoSQL databasesRelational databasesHadoopChefMaveniOSAndroid
AWSAmazon Web ServicesHadoopChefMaveniOSAndroid
JavaNode.jsGoAngularJSReactPythonRESTJSONXMLRubyPerlNoSQLHadoopChefMaveniOSAndroidAWSCloud Infrastructure
JavaNode.jsGoAngularJSReactPythonRESTJSONXMLRubyPerlNoSQL databasesRelational databasesHadoopChefMaveniOSAndroidAWSCloud Infrastructure
LeadershipMentoringTeam managementCollaborationCommunicationInnovationProblem-solvingAgile practices
Industry Financial Services / Fintech
Job Function Lead software development and team management in a fintech environment
Role Subtype Senior Software Engineer
Tech Domains Java, Node.js, AWS, Cloud Infrastructure, Hadoop, Microservices, Mobile Development
software engineeringJavaNode.jsGoAngularJSReactPythonRESTJSONXMLRubyPerlNoSQLrelational databasesHadoopChefMaveniOSAndroidAWSCloud InfrastructureAgileteam managementmentoringleadershipsoftware developmentfull stackmicroservicesfintechfinancial services

Less than 9 years of experience, Lack of cloud infrastructure knowledge, No experience with microservices, Unwillingness to work across locations

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