AVP, API Engagement Engineer (L10)

Job Description:

Job Title: AVP, API Engagement Engineer (L10)

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.
• We 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 for all to take up leadership roles

Organization Overview

Synchrony's Engineering Team is a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to driving technological excellence. As a member of this Team, you'll play a pivotal role in designing and developing cutting-edge tech stack and solutions that redefine industry standards.

 The Credit Card that we use every day to purchase our essentials and later settle the bills - A simple process that we all are used to on a day-to-day basis. Now, consider the vast complexity hidden behind this seemingly simple process, operating tirelessly for millions of cardholders. The sheer volume of data processed is mind-boggling. Fortunately, advanced technology stands ready to automate and manage this constant torrent of information, ensuring smooth transactions around the clock, 365 days a year.

Our collaborative environment encourages creative problem-solving and fosters career growth. Join us to work on diverse projects, from fintech to data analytics, and contribute to shaping the future of technology. If you're passionate about engineering and innovation, Synchrony's Engineering Team is the place to be.

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.

Key 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, 4+  years of Modern Application Development experience

• 3+ years in API development using Apigee (preferred) or any other similar API Gateway Product.

• Minimum 4+ years of experience in Java Spring, Node JS , REST , SOAP , Swagger Hub (JSON/YAML)

• Minimum 4+ years of 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

Work Timings: 2PM - 11PM IST

This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility 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)

We are proud to offer flexibility at Synchrony. Our way of working allows you the option to work from home or workspaces in our Regional Engagement Hubs—Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, or Delhi/NCR.

Occasionally you may be required to commute or travel to Hyderabad or one of the Regional Engagement Hubs for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, trainings, and culture events.

For Internal Applicants:

• Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying

• Inform your manager and 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 (First Formal/Final Formal, LPP)

• L8+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.

• L8+ Employees can apply

Level / Grade : 10

Job Family Group:

Information Technology