Position Details

Salary $229K – $262K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience lead

Exp. Years 6+ years

Education Bachelor's Degree

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Senior/Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack) at Discover Financial Services develops and leads the delivery of cloud-based financial software, focusing on Go/JavaScript/TypeScript/SQL with AWS.

Key Responsibilities

Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects
Manage a team of developers
Deliver robust cloud-based solutions
code/evaluate code when needed
mentor engineering community

Technical Overview

Full-stack stack across JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Python, Go with Docker/Kubernetes; cloud with AWS; frontend with HTML/CSS; database work with SQL/NoSQL.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior-level full-stack engineer with 6+ years of experience, strong backend and frontend skills (Go/JavaScript/TypeScript/SQL), and solid cloud experience (AWS). They should be comfortable leading a team and delivering cloud-based, compliant financial applications.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's Degree6+ years of software engineering experience1+ year experience with cloud computing (AWS/Azure/GCP)6+ years experience in at least one of: JavaScriptJavaTypeScriptSQLPythonor Go

Nice-to-Have Skills

Master's Degree4+ years experience with AWSGCPAzureor another cloud service4+ years experience in open source frameworks1+ years people management experience2+ years Agile practices

Tools & Platforms

JavaScriptJavaTypeScriptSQL / PostgreSQLPythonGoDockerKubernetesAmazon Web Services

Required Skills

Bachelor's Degree; 6+ years software engineering; 1+ year cloud computing; 6+ years in JavaScript/Java/TypeScript/SQL/Python/Go

Hard Skills

JavaScriptJavaTypeScriptSQLPythonGoHTML/CSSDockerKubernetesAWSOpen Source RDBMSNoSQL

Soft Skills

MentoringLeadershipTeam collaborationCommunicationProblem solvingAgile mindset

Industry & Role

Industry Fintech

Job Function Lead full-stack software development for regulatory-compliant financial applications

Role Subtype Full Stack Engineer

Tech Domains JavaScript, Java, SQL / PostgreSQL, Python, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services

Clearance & Visa

Visa Sponsorship Yes

Keywords for Your Resume

sr. lead software engineersenior lead software engineerfull stackgoawsamazon web servicesdockerkubernetesjavascriptjavatypescriptsqlpythonhtml/cssagile

Deal Breakers

Less than 6 years of software engineering experience, No cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure), No leadership/mentoring experience

Apply for this Position →

Get matched to jobs like this

Luna finds roles that fit your skills and career goals — no endless scrolling required.

Create a Free Profile

Senior Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack (Go, AWS)

Get matched to jobs like this