AVP, API Engagement Engineer

Role Summary/Purpose:

Advocate the Application & Service development teams across the organization, managing multiple teams actively working at once. This person will provide best practices for REST API development, and provide solutions for highly complex multi-service application implementations. The API Engagement Engineer will also be designing and reviewing API specifications for REST best practices.

Our Way of Working

We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have the option to work from home near one of our Hubs or come into one of our offices. Occasionally you may be required to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, training and culture events.

Essential Responsibilities:

• The API Engagement Engineer will be responsible for teaching teams to utilize our new suite of API development tools
• The API Engagement Engineer will provide architectural guidance for API & Application development across Synchrony, helping teams understand how to leverage the API Gateway to their benefit and promote best practices for Microservice/SOA application development.
• The API Engagement Engineer lives and breathes REST best practices and serves as the source of knowledge for RESTful API development.
• Additionally, the API Engineer will be responsible for learning Synchrony’s domains and assisting teams to promote their APIs to the level of Enterprise & Productize APIs for wide market consumption.
• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related degree with 3-5 years of Modern Application Development experience or, in lieu of degree, 5-7 years of Modern Application Development experience
• 3+ years in API development using Apigee (preferred) or any other similar API Gateway Product.
• Strong Technical Expertise in Java Spring, Node JS , REST , SOAP , Swagger Hub (JSON/YAML)
• Strong Experience with Agile application development and familiarity with tools like JIRA, Bitbucket
• Strong Experience with continuous integration environments and using tools like Jenkins
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical peers
• Strong cross-functional team player with the ability to work seamlessly across a matrix organization
• 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, action plans, impact and resolution options
• Passionate to learn and understand diversified business domains and technologies
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and frameworks

Desired Characteristics:

• Excellent communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders
• Architectural knowledge of application development in a Microservice environment• DevOps Process Fundamentals
• Advocate for technology best practices
• Strong working knowledge of the Financial Industry and Consumer Lending

Grade/Level: 11

The salary range for this position is 115,000.00 - 200,000.00 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.

Our Way of Working:

We’re proud to offer you flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have the option to work from home near one of our Hubs or come into one of our offices. You will be required to commute to our nearest Hub (either virtual or physical) for in-person engagement activities such as weekly business or team meetings, training and culture events. 

*Field Sales and some Commercial team roles may have varied location requirements based upon partner obligations or preferences.

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 an inclusive culture where your individual skills, experience, and voice are not only heard – but valued. Together, we’re building a future where we can all belong, connect, and turn ideals into action. More than 50% of our workforce is engaged in our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), where community and passion intersect to offer a safe space to learn and grow.

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. We’re proud to have an award-winning culture for all. 

Reasonable Accommodation Notice:

• Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.
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