Engineer III

Position Overview

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—helping them start smart, learn big, and prepare for life beyond school. In this role as Engineer III, you will develop and maintain data delivery pipelines that support our marketing operations and customer communication management. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams in a highly regulated, agile/scrum environment to build scalable, robust systems that make a real impact on the future of education.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, and deploy robust software solutions with a focus on reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Lead end-to-end development of data delivery pipelines that support marketing operations and customer communication management.
• Develop scalable and reliable applications that ensure proper data flow across platforms.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to build features that solve real customer challenges.
• Uphold high standards of code quality through regular code reviews, unit testing, and comprehensive documentation.
• Analyze and resolve technical issues across the software stack, troubleshooting production problems and implementing sustainable fixes.

Required Qualifications

• Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, SQL).
• Proven experience developing and deploying software in a production environment.
• Minimum of 5+ years in software engineering or a related technical role.
• Solid understanding of data delivery solutions and best practices.
• Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.
• Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills along with strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced experience with AWS.
• Experience with Snowflake and Adobe Experience Manager.
• Prior development work supporting marketing business functions and teams.
• Familiarity with email marketing platforms and tools.
• Knowledge of data pipeline architecture and ETL processes.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits & Perks

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