Job Description

You Lead the Way. We've Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you'll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that's unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.



At American Express, you'll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact--every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company's success. Together, we'll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world's best customer experience every day. And we'll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

- Big Data Engineer

You Lead the Way. We've Got Your Back. At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we're supporting our customers' financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what's possible -- and we're proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day.





At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we're supporting our customers' financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what's possible - and we're proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day."





You won't just keep up; you'll break new ground.





We are on a journey to create a best-in-class Product & Engineering Organization. Our Product people not only understand how technology works, but how that technology intersects with the people who count on it every day. Today, innovative ideas, insight and new perspectives are at the core of how we create a more powerful, personal and fulfilling experience for all our customers. So if you're interested in a career creating breakthrough products and making an impact on our sales teams, account development organization and customers, look no further.





As part of the

Enterprise Platforms Sales & Marketing organization

, here's just some of what you'll be doing:





The Salesforce platform is part of the larger Enterprise Platforms Centre of Excellence where product, engineering, and delivery colleagues have been brought together to drive a step function change in speed to market and further unlock customer value across several the company's core platforms. The global Salesforce platform team sits at the heart of American Express' global marketing, sales, and account development functions for all lines of business. This platform is a critical enabler of American Express' customer centricity and growth objectives.





As a Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining services which connects Amex Salesforce platform with various enterprise capabilities. Your role will be pivotal in enabling data and integration capabilities both in real-time and batch mode to ensure that our Sales and Marketing teams have access to accurate and timely data for decision making. T

Job Responsibilities:

Serving as a core member of an Engineering team, that designs and develop software applications Effectively interpreting technical and business objectives and challenges and articulating sound solutions. Provide technical expertise in driving projects from inception to closure Work independently as well as collaborate effectively with cross functional teams on case-by-case basis. Work with Product team, other data engineers and DevOps to deliver features on time. Be a change agent with hands-on ability to build POC products and set the best practices. Perform code reviews and help the team to produce quality code. Work in a geographically distributed team setup. Identify opportunities for further enhancements and refinements to standards and processes. Fine tune the existing application with new ideas and optimization opportunities to reduce the latency. Scoping/Effort Estimates: contribute to solution scoping and effort sizing with a cross-functional team. Research: stay informed on technology trends.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in engineering or Computer Science or equivalent OR master's in computer applications or equivalent


4+ years of experience in service/framework development using Java/J2EE , Spring Boot , Microservices along with Bigdata technologies like Hadoop, Hive and spark. 2. 2+ years of experience in service/framework development using Hadoop/HIVE/SQL/Shell Scripting/Spark/Python/Scala/GCP Cloud/Tableau/Nifi experience preferred

Technical Skills:

Demonstrated hands on experience in application design, software development, and automated testing, 4+ years of Web Services development experience - REST/SOAP/GRAPHQL 4+ years of experience with Spring, Spring MVC/Spring Boot/Spring cloud is required 2+ years of Big Data applications 2+ years of experience with Hadoop/HIVE/SQL/Shell Scripting/Spark/Python/Scala/GCP Cloud/Tableau/Nifi(or any ETL) 4+ Agile development experience Expertise in JVM memory management and multithreading concepts Experience with ORM tools like Hibernate/JPA Experience with microservice architecture and distributed (multi tiered) systems. Experience with Kafka, RABITMQ Expertise on Bigdata technologies like Map-Reduce, Hive, Spark Exposure in reactive/ asynchronous programming. Exposure in building cloud native applications. Exposure to Google cloud platform Expertise with logging and monitoring tools Splunk, Dynatrace, ELF Proficient in writing MemSQL and Postgres SQL Expertise in objected oriented analysis, design and design patterns Experience with continuous integration/deployment(Jenkins, XLR ,GITHUB actions etc.) Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external business partners Strong written, verbal communications, presentation skills, problem solving and analytical skills Willingness to understand the business and participate in discussions around project requirements Knowledge of cloud platforms like GCP is good to have




We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

Competitive base salaries Bonus incentives Support for financial-well-being and retirement Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location) Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location) Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program Career development and training opportunities

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.


Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.