Job Description

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.
You won’t just shape the world of software.
You’ll shape the world of life, work and play.

Our Software Engineers 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 software and making an impact on an audience of millions, look no further.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected 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.
Function Description:
American Express has embarked on an exciting transformation driven by an energetic team of high performers. This group works with technology and business partners across Procure to pay business functions/processes to ensure solution delivery for both internal and external stakeholders.
Role & Responsibilities:
At the core of Software Engineering, every member of our team must be able to demonstrate the following technical, functional, leadership and business core competencies, including:

• Design, development, troubleshooting, support and debugging of software development using Microservice Architecture.
• Understand the existing set of monolithic applications, break down into microservices based architecture or other solutions that aligns with both business and technology strategies
• Analyses requirements/ user stories to appropriately support design activities
• Performs technical aspects of software development for assigned applications, takes technical responsibility for all stages in the software development process
• Performs hands-on design, and development of scalable and reliable systems, build highly performant systems
• Functions as a development member of an agile team and helps drive consistent development practices
• Contributes to decisions about tools, methods and approaches
• Coaching, mentoring and ensuring team adheres to best industry practices for code quality and engineering excellence.
• Contributes code, conducts code reviews for team and builds test cases, ensures all engineers adhere to SDLC standards/processes
• Performs ongoing refactoring of code and continuously finds opportunity to improve product
• Identifies opportunities to adopt innovative & new technologies to solve existing business needs and predict future challenges
• Ensures timely completion and quality product, including documentation and other deliverables produced by engineering team
• Understand the business needs and design high quality software applications in timely manner to fulfil those needs
• Influencing team members with creative changes and improvements by challenging status quo and demonstrating risk taking.

Past Experience:

• Preferably a BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline
• 7+ years of software development experience with Java/J2EE Technologies full-stack engineer
• Wide breath of engineering experience as Full Stack Engineer in technologies like Java, J2EE, Spring, JavaScript, React, Micro Services and more to deliver product capabilities
• Knowledge on GoLang, various cloud-offering is a huge plus
• Source Control Knowledge of Git, Jenkins
• Micro-services design patterns
• Experience in building Continuous delivery pipeline, Integration and Deployment, DevOPs and test-driven development
• Knowledge on Javascript (ES6 preferred), React.js – its lifecycle methods
• Jenkins, Maven, XLR, JMeter
• Agile/SAFe Practices in building software
• Familiar with Open Source and cloud technologies

Leadership Outcomes:

• Put enterprise thinking first, connect the role’s agenda to enterprise priorities and balance the needs of customers, partners, colleagues & shareholders
• Lead with an external perspective, challenge status quo and bring continuous innovation to our existing offerings
• Demonstrate learning agility, make decisions quickly and with the highest level of integrity
• Lead with a digital mindset and deliver the world’s best customer experiences every day
• Some of the expected behaviours:

o Adaptive & Open Communication
o Problem Solving & Analytical Thinking
o Collaboration & Teamwork
o Agility & Continuous Improvement
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected 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.