Software Engineer III
American Express · Posted Oct 29
Banking, credit card, payment network, and travel services
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About the role
The Enterprise Technology Services organization partners with every part of American Express to support the delivery and operations of technology capabilities, platforms, and services globally, including engineering, architecture, infrastructure, enterprise platforms, technology risk, data governance, digital product and design, and enterprise AI. The role owns technical aspects of software development for assigned applications, including hands-on architecture, design, and development. It works within an agile team, writing code and unit tests, supporting API specs and automation, conducting code reviews, and collaborating with product owners on platform releases.
What you will do
- Owns all technical aspects of software development for assigned applications. Performs hands-on architecture, design, and development of systems.
- Functions as members of an agile team and helps drive consistent development practices with tools, common components, and documentation.
- Typically spends 80% of time writing code and testing, and remainder of time collaborating with stakeholders through ongoing product/platform releases.
- Develops deep understanding of tie-ins with other Amex systems and platforms within the supported domains.
- Writes code and unit tests, works on API specs, automation, and conducts code reviews and testing.
- Performs ongoing refactoring of code, utilizes visualization and other techniques to fast-track concepts, and deliver continuous improvement - Identifies opportunities to adopt innovative technologies.
- Provides continuous support for ongoing application availability.
- Works closely with product owners on blueprints and annual planning of feature sets that impact multiple platforms and products.
- Works with product owners to prioritize features for ongoing sprints and managing a list of technical requirements based on industry trends, new technologies, known defects, and issues.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, other technical discipline, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Demonstrated experience with Agile or other rapid application development methods
- Demonstrated experience with object-oriented design and coding
- Demonstrated experience on these core technical skills (Mandatory)
- Core Java, Spring Framework, Java EE
- Relational Database (Postgres / MySQL / DB2 etc)
- Cloud development (Micro-services)
- Parallel & distributed (multi-tiered) systems
- Application design, software development and automated testing
Preferred qualifications
- Unix / Shell scripting
- Python / Scala
- Message Queuing, Stream processing (Kafka)
- Elastic Search
- Webservices, open API development, and REST concepts
- Experience with implementing integrated automated release management using tools/technologies/frameworks like Maven, Git, code/security review tools, Jenkins, Automated testing and Junit.
Benefits and support
- 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
About American Express
American Express Company is a globally recognized multinational financial services corporation specializing in payment cards, travel-related services, and network banking. Founded in 1850, the company provides charge and credit cards, expense management products, and merchant services to consumers, small businesses, and large corporations worldwide. It operates a proprietary payments network known for its premium customer engagement and lifestyle rewards programs.
- Industry
- Banking
- Company size
- 76800 employees
- Founded
- 1850-03-18
- Location
- New York City, New York, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President
Chief Colleague Experience Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
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