AVP, Principal Mobile Engineer - MySynchrony

Synchrony•Stamford, CT

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 Mobile App Engineering 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. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of experience with software engineering OR, in lieu of degree, High School Diploma/GED 6 years of experience with software engineering.
Mobile Application Development experience with object-oriented design and development patterns for iOS and Android platforms
Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required

Nice To Haves

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 Java, Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
Experience with advanced SwiftUI principles
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

Responsibilities

Lead a development team through all phases of the Agile development life cycle
Identify and provide technical details for features identified by business product owners
Manage a team of software developers
Implement new technologies and assist developers as they migrate to new technologies
Provide strong technical leadership for the team developing iOS applications using SwiftUI/Swift/UIKit and Android applications using Kotlin/Jetpack Compose
Influence and collaborate with software developers, UX designers, product managers, application architects, and customer application experts to create amazing apps
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
Assist in crafting and maintaining the future state technology architectural strategy and roadmap
Participate in Agile scrums consisting of cross-functional teams
Lead Agile sprints as technical expert, including sprint planning, daily standups, backlog grooming sessions, and sprint reviews
Ensure application code quality through development, test, and QA
Participate in addressing root cause analyses, incident reports and provide direction in problem resolution
Ability to analyze production defects, troubleshoot systems, identify root cause, and implement fixes
Provide use cases for AI to enhance our developer workflows
Passionate about the latest technologies, open-source projects and languages; Provide 24x7 on-call support periodically throughout the year
Identify ways to increase efficiency and improve system performance
Work with third party vendors to develop software and/or integrate their software into the company's products
Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned