AVP, Principal Mobile Software Development Engineer - Alpharetta, United States - Synchrony Financial

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Role Summary/Purpose:

The Assistant Vice President, Principal Mobile Software Development Engineer craves working in a hands-on mobile environment and leads by example to make sure projects are delivered on time and to specification. To be successful in this role, you will need deep expertise in iOS or Android development, as well as a strong understanding of the entire technology stack top to bottom. This dynamic and collaborative role will be part of the Synchrony's Consumer Banking Team.

This AVP will lead the development and release process of the Mobile software and SDKs for Synchrony and its clients by developing thoughtful solutions to anticipate bugs, maintain operational excellence, deliver a quality product efficiently and provide production support. In short, you would be one of our Mobile Application experts.

We're proud to offer you choice and flexibility. You have the option to be remote, and work from home, or come into one of our offices. You may be occasionally requested to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as team meetings, training and culture events.

You are the right candidate if you...

• Have passion: Are you passionate about mobile software development, ensuring best practices, striving the highest quality code?
• Are obsessed with great code: Do you write elegant, testable, performant code that is robust, scalable and resilient?
• Are a leader: This AVP will lead cross functional teams to deliver cutting edge features to our clients. Are you up for the challenge?
• Learn quickly and adapt to new technology: Are you able to quickly adapt and learn to be productive with new frameworks, tools, processes, and products?
• Think like a user: Central to our products is the understanding of our user's needs and requirements. Do you consider user experience in your decision making and think like a user?
• Have tech chops: Boasting a mobile SDK development background is a must.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead a development team through all phases of the Agile development life cycle
• Work hand in hand with the Scrum Master and Product Owner to ensure developers are able to work without impediments or missing requirements
• Manage a team of software developers
• Influence and collaborate with software developers, UX designers, product managers, application architects, and clients to deliver amazing features
• Mentor and influence all levels of the team: in this role, you will have the opportunity to influence up and down the chain of command
• Ensure compliance with architecture, security and technology standards set by Synchrony Financial
• Become a subject matter expert across all features
• Assist in crafting and maintaining the future state architectural strategy and roadmap
• Ensure application code quality from development to release
• Participate in root cause analyses, incident reports and provide direction in resolution
• Provide 24x7 on-call support periodically throughout the year
• Identify ways to increase efficiency and improve system performance
• Write process documentation including feature troubleshooting, testing and release checklists, and post-release monitoring
• Triaging complex issues at all stages of the development life cycle
• Step outside of your domain expertise and learn the entire stack
• Participate in thoughtful code review and continuously drive the quality of the code to its highest potential

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or similar field and a minimum 4 years of experience with application development
• Minimum of 3 years of Mobile Application Development experience with object-oriented design and development patterns

Desired Characteristics:

• System level understanding of the products you've worked on
• Experience with library and/or framework distribution
• Experience with continuous development and integration environments
• Experience writing unit and integration tests
• Experience with Async/await in Swift
• Familiarity with JSON, REST and XML based web services
• Working knowledge of the overall mobile industry including Android and mobile web
• Excellence in technical communication with technical and non-technical peers, including external partners
• Desire to work in a dynamic fast paced environment
• Experience developing and supporting financial applications
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to influence clients, team members, management, and external groups
• Strong attention to detail in a team environment
• Strong oral and written communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to analyze, use structured problem solving and available tools to troubleshoot systems, identify root cause, create action plans, and analyze impact
• Experience with writing scripts and automation
• Experience leading cross functional engineering teams

Grade/Level: 11

The salary range for this position is 110, ,000.00 USD Annual and is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance.

Actual compensation offered within the posted salary range will be based upon work experience, skill level or knowledge.

Salaries are adjusted according to market in CA, NY Metro and Seattle.

Eligibility Requirements:

• You must be 18 years or older
• You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process
• You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
• New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles. Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months' time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles. Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months' time in position before they can post. All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don't meet the time in position or performance expectations).

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Our Commitment:

When you join us, you'll be part of a diverse, inclusive culture where your skills, experience, and voice are not only heard—but valued. We celebrate the differences in all of us and believe that our individual, unique perspectives is what makes Synchrony truly a great place to work. Together, we're building a future where we can all belong, connect and turn ideals into action. Through the power of our 8 Diversity Networks+, with more than 60% of our workforce engaged, you'll find community to connect with an opportunity to go beyond your passions.

This starts when you choose to apply for a role at Synchrony. We ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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