Senior Engineer II
When you join Sallie Mae, you become a champion for all students. We’re on a mission to power confidence as students begin their unique journey. To help them plan their higher education, successfully finish, and prepare for life after school. To help them Start smart. Learn big.
About the role
Students need guidance navigating this important time in their life. They need someone who acknowledges that their education path is unique. They need a partner willing to evolve and not only meet but surpass their expectations. We’re changing—because students need a better way. We’re looking for people who are excited to drive this transformation, break barriers, and think of new ways to adapt, help, and create better experiences for students—and for each other.
This is where diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives matter. It’s where you’re empowered to bring your authentic self to work. Feeling your best allows you to do your best.
Hybrid work permitted up to 3 days per week within a reasonable commuting distance of Newark, Delaware.
Responsibilities
- Drive critical technical initiatives and contribute significantly to system design and implementation.
- Design, build, and maintain scalable systems, services, or infrastructure components.
- Make architectural decisions with long-term impact.
- Take ownership of features and projects end-to-end.
- Lead cross-functional technical initiatives with minimal oversight.
- Conduct code reviews with an emphasis on quality, performance, and maintainability.
- Tackle complex, ambiguous technical challenges with structured thinking and pragmatic solutions.
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver thoughtful and impactful solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Technologies-Management and Management Information Systems, or related field of study and five (5) years of experience as a System Engineer, Planning Engineer, Business Analyst, or related role where required experience was gained.
- Five years of experience in the following:
- Computer science fundamentals, system design, and architecture;
- One or more modern programming languages such as Python, Java, Go, or TypeScript;
- Designing and deploying production-quality systems at scale;
- Technology Product Ownership, operating Azure DevOps technology for management of team project delivery, dependencies, and solution effort estimates;
- Development of technical business requirements in support of solution delivery; and
- Development of Data ERD diagrams to track data lineage across multiple systems.
Benefits
Our benefits take care of the whole you—so you can build your work around your life (not the other way around!).
- 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
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements
- 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
Schedule
Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday