Job Description:Role Title: Front-End Software Development Engineer II (L09)Company Overview:Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry’s most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more.We have recently been ranked #2 among India’s Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 India’s Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies.Synchrony celebrates ~52% women talent.We offer Flexibility and Choice for all employees and provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being.We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities, focusing on Advancing Diverse Talent to take up leadership roles.Organizational Overview:Our engineering organization is made up of software development engineers, quality engineers, solution architects and reliability engineers who develop and support our most mission critical systems. We leverage cutting edge technology to build systems that support over 70MM cardholders and process billions of transactions.Role Summary/PurposeBillions of transactions—and you’ll touch all of them if you join our IT team as a Front-End Software Developer (L9) . Imagine the sheer scale of what we impact every second of every day. Now imagine what you can do with that influence—this is where you can shape the future of payments.As a Front-End Engineer, you’ll work hand in hand with our User Experience team to create eye popping, user-friendly, super intuitive online applications. You’ll participate in hack-a-thons, partner with universities on innovation events, work with our famed Stamford Innovation Station—you’ll bring us ideas about how to do things differently. You’ll be defining what Software Engineering means here—and how it can affect the entire industry.It’s the ideal time to come aboard — we’re focused on the future as we continue to evolve as a company. With so many opportunities available, this is where you can make your mark and help define the FinTech industry.You are the one we are looking for if you:Are you passionate about creating amazing online applications that can empower a Fortune 200 companyHave common sense—can you think through your designs to make sure they’re the best?Are you a coder who is also a problem solver, capable of creating elegant, testable code that’s robust and scalableAre ready to be disruptive and interesting in the commerce spaceCan work with product, marketing, and project management as one agile teamAre ready to own your own career and destinyValue resultsHave tech chops: React single page web app development background is a mustKey Responsibilities:Build amazing web applications using ReactJS, HTML, CSS, JS and moreWork with a cross-shore development teamInfluence and collaborate to create an amazing online experienceParticipate in agile sprints with cross-functional teams including planning, daily standups, backlog grooming sessions and reviewsAnalyze production defects, troubleshoot systems, identify root cause, and implement fixesWork with third party vendors to develop software and/or integrate their software into our productsPerform other duties and/or special projects as assignedQualifications/Requirements:Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related degree with a minimum of 2 years of web application development experience OR, in lieu of degree, 4 years of professional web application development experienceMinimum of 2 years of web application development experienceDesired Skills:Experience building responsive web applications using ReactJS, HTML, CSS, and JavaScriptExperience working on an agile development teamExperience with building React component libraries and dependency management tools like NPMExperience with continuous integration environments like JenkinsExperience building and deploying applicationsExperience with unit testing frameworks, UI test cases in a Test-driven development (TDD) environmentWorking knowledge of implementing Accessibility (ADA) and Analytics requirementsEligibility Criteria :Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related degree with a minimum of 2 years of web application development experience OR, in lieu of degree, 4 years of professional web application development experience.Work Timings: 2 PM - 11 PM ISTThis role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility and Choice offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time – 11:30 AM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). This window is for meetings with India and US teams. The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose. Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs. Please discuss this with the hiring manager for more details.For Internal Applicants:Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying.Inform your Manager or HRM before applying for any role on Workday.Ensure that your Professional Profile is updated (fields such as Education, Prior experience, Other skills) and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume (Word or PDF format)Must not be any corrective action plan (Formal/Final Formal, LPP)L4 to L7 Employees who have completed 12 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.L8+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.L4+ employees can apply.Grade/Level: 09Job Family Group: Information Technology
