Job Description

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.


Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior leader within an Agile team, driving consistent engineering practices, standardization of tools, reusable components, and quality documentation. Partner with

Product Owners

to analyze business requirements, refine user stories, and ensure technical feasibility and alignment with strategic goals. Collaborate with Product and Architecture teams to

prioritize features

, manage technical backlogs, and incorporate emerging technologies, industry trends, and known issue resolutions. Provide

hands-on technical leadership

across the software development lifecycle -- including architecture, design, prototyping, coding, API development, and unit/integration testing. Work closely with

technical architects and governance teams

to review and validate solution designs, ensuring adherence to enterprise architecture standards. Lead

integration and performance testing efforts

, and present outcomes to technical and product stakeholders through demonstrations and reviews. Conduct

peer code reviews

and champion best practices in design, coding standards, and technical debt reduction. Oversee

deployment, monitoring, and support

of applications across test, integration, and production environments, ensuring stability, scalability, and performance. Collaborate with Product Owners on

long-term roadmap planning

, ensuring cohesive feature delivery across multiple platforms and products.

Mentor and coach junior developers

, providing technical guidance, career development support, and constructive feedback to build strong, high-performing teams. Foster a

collaborative and growth-oriented culture

, encouraging knowledge sharing, skill enhancement, and continuous learning within the engineering organization. Communicate effectively with

stakeholders and business partners

, translating technical solutions into business outcomes and ensuring alignment throughout the delivery process. Proactively

identify and adopt new technologies

and best practices that enhance performance, security, and maintainability. Inspire innovation and creativity by

encouraging experimentation and calculated risk-taking

, driving continuous improvement across teams and platforms.

Qualifications & Experience:

10+ years of progressive experience in

software development

, with at least

5+ years

in

Java

and

Big Data

technologies. Proven expertise in

designing, developing, and maintaining

large-scale, data-intensive

ETL applications

. Strong

hands-on experience

with

PySpark

,

Relational

(e.g., Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL) and

NoSQL

databases (e.g., Cassandra, MongoDB). Skilled in

RESTful API

design, development, and integration. Practical experience implementing

CI/CD pipelines

using tools such as

JUnit, TestNG, Jenkins, Git

, and

Mocking frameworks

. Deep understanding of

data management principles

, data modeling, and performance optimization. Demonstrated ability to

analyze complex problems

, define scalable solutions, and deliver in

incremental, agile iterations

. Strong foundation in

object-oriented design and programming

, with proficiency across multiple languages and familiarity with complex data structures. Bachelor's degree in

Computer Science

,

Computer Engineering

, or a related technical discipline.
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.