Engineer I

Job Description

You will be part of a fast-paced, entrepreneurial team responsible for delivering world class Card member experiences across multiple channels, including web service integration, java services, APIs. You will be challenged with identifying innovative ideas and proof of concept to deliver against the existing and future needs of our customers.

Engineer – Cornerstone Engineer

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Hands-on expertise with Mainframe and mainframe tools.
• Expertise with Java or Python, Spark and any scripting languages is preferred.
• Experience with highly distributed, scalable, concurrent and low latency systems working with one or more of the following database technologies: MySQL, Postgres SQL, NoSQL DB, Elastic Search is preferred
• Experience with data visualization and business intelligence tools like Tableau, or other programs.
• Knowledge of automated build / continuous delivery, experience of Maven, Jenkins and other JVM languages.
•  Requirements gathering, analysis, design and development of integration solutions and APIs.
•  Communicating to stakeholders and business partners on the solution and the implementation aspects at the technical and/or functional level appropriate for the situation
•  Ability to work closely with technical architects and architecture governance technical team for solution development and design reviews.
• Functions as a member of an agile team and helps drive consistent development practices – tools and common components
• Works closely with product owners on blueprints and annual planning of feature sets that impact multiple platforms and products
• Identifies opportunities to adopt innovative technologies
• This “rebel with a cause” looks beyond the obvious for continuous improvement opportunities

Qualification

• Software development experience in a professional environment and/or comparable experience.
• Familiar with Agile or other rapid application development methods.
• Ability to create and manage big data pipeline using kafka, and RTF.
• Hands-on experience with application design, software development and automated testing Exposure to distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases.
• Current knowledge of payments industry desirable.
• Manages seamlessly across time zones, cultures, and band levels.
• Communicates effectively with Technical, Operational, and Business stakeholders.
• Must be willing and able to express new ideas, concerns and opinions directly to wider team in team meetings via teleconference.
• Attention to detail and accuracy are essential.
• Must be proactive, enthusiastic, flexible, and results driven.
• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field required.
• Extensive experience with big data technologies (Hadoop, Hive, Event Engine, etc.) tools for large scale data processing, data transformation and machine learning pipelines.
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Automated Test tools such as Jenkins, Artifactory, Git.
• Experience working in an Agile and Test-Driven Development environment.
• Demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor, strong attention to detail, team oriented, energetic, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible style.