Engineer III

About the role

Join Sallie Mae, a company dedicated to empowering students through education. We aim to support students in planning their higher education, completing their studies, and preparing for their post-school lives. We are committed to transforming our approach to better serve students.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver technically challenging work
• Collaborate cross-functionally to design, build, and maintain scalable software systems
• Contribute to and uphold high standards of code quality through code reviews, unit testing, and documentation
• Develop and deploy robust software solutions with a focus on reliability, scalability, and maintainability
• Take ownership of moderately complex features or services
• Work closely with other engineers, product managers, and designers to build features that solve real customer problems
• Analyze and resolve technical issues across the software stack
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement sustainable fixes

Requirements

• Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Go, C#)
• Experience developing and deploying software in a production environment
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design)
• Good communication skills and a collaborative attitude

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of professional engineering experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Skills

• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Generous PTO, Floating Holidays and 12 Federal Holidays observed
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement 401k with employer match
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and more
• Employer paid short-term/long-term disability and basic life insurance
• Paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement programs
• Free access to on-site staffed fitness centers (in Delaware) and gym subsidy (for locations outside Delaware)
• Confidential counseling support (EAP), Health Advocacy services and Wellness program with financial incentives
• Tuition Reimbursement and Family Scholarship Programs
• Career development and training opportunities

Pay

Competitive base salaries with bonus incentives.

Schedule

Flexible hybrid working arrangements.