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.

Join Team Amex 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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

This is a Full Stack Java Developer role emphasizing building highly scalable non-blocking micro services using enterprise framework based on Vert.x. You will be challenged with identifying innovative ideas and proof of concept to deliver against the existing and future needs of our customers. 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 Leading a team of engineers that delivers knowledge management solutions to businesses worldwide

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of software development experience in a professional environment and/or comparable experience. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related experience required; advanced degree Hands - on experience of Languages like Java - J2EE, Spring Boot, Node., JS, React and Redux Significant experience in designing and building Java microservices with VERT.X, SPRING BOOT, with proficiency in Java, REST API & GraphQL Experience with continuous integration/deployment (Jenkins, Maven, XLR, Mockito, SOAPUI, JMeter, OpenShift, Public Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure), Docker). Must have a deep understanding of API components like Circuit Breakers, Service discovery patterns, and horizontally scalable services. Must be aware or worked on distributed log analytics like Splunk Good to have if hands-on experience with any open source BPM frameworks such as Camunda, JBPM, Activiti etc, Ability to effectively communicate to internal and external business partners on architecture and solution design

Preferred Qualifications

Collaborates with leadership across multiple teams to define solution requirements and technical implementation Engineering & Architecture’

Demonstrate technical expertise to help team members overcome technical problems Solves technical problems outside of day-to-day responsibilities Contributes to the success of many teams achieving their goals

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

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.