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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.
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How will you make an impact in this role?
American Express is embarking on an exciting transformation driven by an energetic new team of high performers. This group is nimble and creative with the power to shape our technology and product roadmap. If you have the talent and desire to deliver innovative Identity products and services at a rapid pace, serving our customers seamlessly across physical, digital, mobile, and social media, join our transformation team! You will be part of a fast-paced, entrepreneurial team responsible for delivering projects platform supporting our global customer base.
Our Engineers that join our Technologies team will be assigned to one of several exciting teams that are responsible for development and management of business critical platforms. You will be part of a fast-paced, entrepreneurial team responsible for delivering projects platform supporting our global customer base. You will be challenged with identifying innovative ideas and proof of concept to deliver against the existing and future needs of our customers. 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.
Responsibilities:
Perform hands-on software development, includes designing, writing code, API specs, doing proof of concepts, conducting code reviews and testing in ongoing sprints Drive consistent development practices - Tools and common components Develop deep understanding of tie-ins with other systems and platforms within the supported domains Maintain quality and ensure responsiveness of applications Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features Maintain code integrity and organization Understand and implement security and data protection Work with technical product managers contributing to blueprints, and assisting with annual planning of feature sets Identify exciting opportunities for adopting new technology to solve existing needs and predicting future challengesPast Experience
4 – 6 years’ experience in:-
Back-end programming using Java/J2EE/GoLang Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring security, Vert-x. Front-end programming using React , JS(ES6+ syntax), HTML5, Redux, CSS preprocessor , CSS3, Webpack, Mocha/Jest, Cypres Database: Oracle, Any NoSQL DBs. JSON, JWT, OAuth, SAML, OIDC Redefining legacy systems into microservices/FaaS
Critical Factors to Success (Outcome Driven):
Business Outcomes:
Drive cross functional development on entire technology stack for a company to provide consistent application user experience Ensure ease of switching between front end and back end development which results in saving time and money as complexities and problems can be solved by the same person Enhance design structure leading to speed to market: Coding and the design of the site s/he can have a view from above and prevent slip ups that come up during development
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
Skills/Capabilities
Behavioral
Enterprise Leadership Behaviors
Set The Agenda: Define What Winning Looks Like, Put Enterprise Thinking First, Lead with an External Perspective Bring Others With You: Build the Best Team, Seek & Provide Coaching Feedback, Make Collaboration Essential Do It The Right Way: Communicate Frequently, Candidly & Clearly, Make Decisions Quickly & Effectively, Live the Blue Box Values, Great Leadership Demands Courage
Functional
Strong analytical & strategic thinking skills Ability to interpret technical /business objectives and challenges Software Configuration Agile Methodologies Software development/ testing Hands on experience in using open source frameworks and libraries Designing High Availability applicationsPreferred: Product Engineering Knowledge Exposure on Identity systems and related technologies Secure coding practices
Technical/Platforms
Java, J2EE Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring security, Vert-x, Relation DBMSs – Oracle, Any NoSQL DB. Microservices, Function as a Service, RESTful API development, gRPC Source control (GitHub, Bitbucket, etc.) Continuous Integration (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Maven, XLR, Jacoco, JMeter) Container Concepts (LXD, Docker) Orchestration (Kubernetes/Mesos/Swarm)Preferred: DevOps, Test Driven Development Data Modelling exposure
Academic Background
Bachelor’s or Master’s in E&C/CSE or Equivalent
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 opportunitiesAmerican 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.