Manager Software Engineering

Overview

Join Discover as a Manager Software Engineering located in Farnborough, United Kingdom. This role leads a high-functioning engineering team within a Discover application development area, driving technical vision into action and results.What You’ll Do

Responsible for the technical development of software engineering staff within a Discover application development area while using your technical expertise to drive vision into action and results.How You’ll Do It

Hire, retain and lead high-functioning, diverse group of engineering professionals, establishing clear objectives and key results, developing consistent set of practices and process across the team and driving towards resolution of challenging problems. This includes all performance management aspects of leading the engineers including acquiring and providing 360 feedback and administering reviews. Manages software ownership and development from initial concept through continuous improvement.Mentor staff of engineers in both technical and soft skills to craft a team of highly technically competent, consistent, thoughtful and customer-centric technology experts. This includes ensuring the group is adhering to principles of engineering excellence within their technical domain, applying consistency of technical execution, sharing common practices and challenges within the team and fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning within the team.Lead and shape the technical vision within their domain and be an essential member of leadership team including acting as a leader in the Discover engineering community affecting and advancing the architecture across the company and ensuring adherence to all regulatory, compliance and audit requirements. This includes defining how technical work should be done, selecting appropriate tools, defining technology, quality, experience and implementation standards and practices within own technical domain.Work with key stakeholders to efficiently and effectively allocate team members to product teams to meet business and Product area objectives.Engage with internal and external communities of practice to share experiences, contribute knowledge, learn and advocate for the Discover Technology brand. Promotes team innovation and collaboration of ideas across teams.Contribute as an engineer within a product team designing, developing and maintaining quality technology solutions for a product or set of products including developing own subject matter expertise.Qualifications You’ll Need

The Basics

Bachelors Information Technology or relatedApplication Development or related experienceIn Lieu Of Education Experience

Application Development or related experienceBonus Points If You Have

People Leadership experienceProven track record of delivering quality in an Agile environmentProven track record of turning concepts and ideas into tangible solutionsServant leadership style backed up with strong emotional intelligenceStrong communication skillsSelf-motivated, Commercial understanding of the Payments domainStrong knowledge and understanding of emerging trends in software engineeringStrong appreciation of operational excellence best practicesExperience in supporting software solutions in a production environmentCommercial experience developing in a Scaled Agile environmentWorking knowledge of the technology stackJava / J2EE , Spring, RESTful APIs, Open Source software, AWS S3, Lambda, EMR/SparkKnowledge and understanding of CICD processesPassion for learningStrong collaboratorPhysical And Cognitive Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws.Primarily remain in a stationary position.No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United Kingdom on a full-time basis.Application Deadline

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Sep-07-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.What are you waiting for? Apply today!All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.Discover, a division of Capital One, N.A., is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights)Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.Positions marked as remote eligible are limited to remote locations within the country in which the position is based.Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.Seniority level

Mid-Senior levelEmployment type

Full-timeJob function

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