AVP, Principal Software Engineer (L11)

Role Title : AVP, Principal Software Engineer (L11) Company Overview: Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a leading consumer financing company that has been at the heart of American commerce and opportunity for nearly a century. Synchrony delivers credit and banking products that empower tens of millions of consumers to improve their financial lives and access what matters most. Leveraging innovative solutions that are shaping the future of retail commerce, Synchrony supports the growth and success of some of the nation’s most respected brands, alongside hundreds of thousands of small and midsize businesses, including health and wellness providers. Committed to excellence in service and culture, Synchrony is proud to be named as #3 as a Great Place to Work® in India and is honored to be ranked the #1 Best Company to Work For® in the U.S. by Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.synchrony.com. Organizational Overview: The Enterprise Integration Services team plays a pivotal role in connecting and orchestrating systems and applications across the organization. The team specializes in architecting, designing, implementing, and operating secure, scalable integration solutions (APIs, middleware, authentication, messaging, and file-based integrations) that enable seamless data flow, improve business functionality, and support enterprise modernization initiatives.

Summary/Purpose: Development Technical Lead to lead the design, development, and delivery of cloud-native applications. This role provides hands-on technical leadership while driving delivery execution across the Caching Solutions and Rewards System teams. The Technical Lead is accountable for driving business commitments, coordinating across product and platform stakeholders, and reporting progress, risks, and delivery outcomes to leadership.

As a senior technical lead, you will own technical direction, delivery execution, and operational readiness across multiple teams and stakeholders: Lead the development effort for cloud-native applications across the Sypher, AppPilot, and Presto teams, ensuring timely execution against committed business outcomes. Drive business commitments by aligning scope, sequencing, and technical approach with Product Management, and ensuring delivery plans are realistic, transparent, and measurable. Design and implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes to deliver applications to production, fostering a culture of continuous process improvement. Provide hands-on technical leadership through architecture/design reviews, code reviews, and guidance to engineers to ensure compliance with standards and best practices. Perform Technology Alternate Assessments and create Proofs-of-Concept (as necessary) to validate options and inform technical decisions. Work collaboratively with Product Management and Platform Engineering teams during development, launch, and continuing refinement of products iteratively. Collaborate with internal technical resources and third-party vendors to resolve issues, understand underlying causes, and implement sustainable solutions. Work with team members to design, architect, and implement solutions across geographic locations, ensuring effective coordination and consistent engineering execution. Coordinate and communicate status across