##### Job Description :
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 Team Amex, 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. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we champion your
meaningful career journey with programs, benefits, and flexibility to back you
personally and professionally. Every colleague shares in the company’s
success.
Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and
powerful backing promise to our customers, communities, and each other every
day. And, we’ll do it with integrity and in an environment where everyone is
seen, heard and feels like they truly belong.
Join #TeamAmex and let’s lead the way together.
As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software
that makes us an essential part of our customers’ digital lives. Here, you can
work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive
environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on
what tech to use to solve challenging problems. Amex offers a range of
opportunities to work with the latest technologies and encourages you to back
the broader engineering community through open source. And because we
understand the importance of keeping your skills fresh and relevant, we give
you dedicated time to invest in your professional development. Find your place
in technology on #TeamAmex.
From building next-generation apps and microservices in Kotlin to using AI to
help protect our customers from fraud, you could be doing transformational
work that brings our iconic, global brand into the future. As a part of our
tech team, we could work together to bring groundbreaking and diverse ideas to
life that power the digital systems, services, products and platforms that
millions of customers around the world depend on. If you love to work with
APIs, contribute to open source, or use the latest technologies, we’ll support
you with an open environment and learning culture to grow your career.
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.
**You won’t just keep up, you’ll break new ground.**
There are hundreds of opportunities to make your mark on technology and life
at American Express. Here’s just some of what you’ll be doing:
* Taking your place as a core member of an agile team driving the latest development practices
* Writing code and unit tests, working with API specs and automation
* Identifying opportunities for adopting new technologies
* Join a team of engineers that delivers knowledge management solutions to businesses worldwide
**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:
* Agile Practices
* Porting/Software Configuration
* Programming Languages and Frameworks
* Business Analysis
* Analytical Thinking
* Business Product Knowledge
**How will you make an impact in this role?**
* Function as member of an agile team by contributing to software builds through consistent development practices (tools, common components, and documentation)
* Demonstrate increased self-reliance to achieve team goals
* Participate in code reviews and automated testing
* Debug basic software components and identify code defects for remediation
* Enable the deployment, support, and monitoring of software across test, integration, and production environments
* Automate deployments in test or production environments
* Automatically scale applications based on demand projections
**Qualifications**
* Strong programming knowledge in Java/Python/Go.
* Experience in developing REST APIs.
* Experience in building Micro services.
* Experience working in JavaScript and able to demonstrate good JavaScript knowledge.
* Able to demonstrate good web fundamentals & knowledge of DOM
* Experience writing adaptive and responsive UI applications
* Knowledge of HTML5, React, Redux, Angular, Node
* Hands on experience in building REST APIs
* Experience in RDBMS and NoSQL databases.
* Experience with TDD, BDD and unit testing.
* Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environment and their frameworks
* Working in an Agile or SAFe development environment is a plus
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
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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.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally
and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model
that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the
important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and
business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model
(combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
If the role you are applying for is designated as hybrid or onsite, you will
be required to demonstrate that you have completed your primary COVID-19
vaccination series (i.e. 2 doses for Moderna/Pfizer and 1 dose for J&J), in
order to work in or visit any of our offices. This requirement is subject to
legally required accommodations.
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required
as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
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.
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Salary Range: $70,000.00 to $135,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition.
Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience,
and other job-related factors.
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.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally
and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model
that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the
important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and
business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model
(combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the “EEO is the Law” poster and
supplement and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.
If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new
browser window: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters to access the three
posters.
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