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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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The International Card Acquisitions team leverages advanced application capture technologies to streamline and secure the credit card application process for customers worldwide. By integrating sophisticated data analytics and automated verification systems, the enhance efficiency and accuracy, ensuring a seamless user experience while meeting compliance standards. Embrace the opportunity to collaborate with a forward-thinking team dedicated to pioneering solutions that redefine industry standards and elevate customer satisfaction. 

The Staff Engineer will enable the organization to achieve technical excellence by designing scalable systems, improving code quality, and driving innovation. The role will also foster a culture of mentorship and collaboration, ensuring the development teams operates at peak efficiency and aligns with strategic business goals. 

 American Express is embarking on an exciting digital transformation driven by an energetic 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 products and services at a rapid pace, serving our customers seamlessly across the globe through various channels, join our team! 

 

Purpose of the Role: 

To lead the development of next generation distributed platforms, aligning resources and delivery with business growth and diversification, while significantly improving product quality and cost-effectiveness. We expect the individual to be innovative and energetic with strong communications skills and a team player. 

Responsibilities: 

Track record of innovation and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in technology.  Proven track record of evaluating and integrating new technologies to solve complex problems  Cultivate an environment of continuous engineering improvement through mentoring, feedback, and metrics.  Proficiency in designing and architecting complex, scalable and distributed systems.  Proven experience leading large, complex projects from conception to deployment.   Experience working closely with product managers, UX/UI designers and other stakeholders to align technical goals with business objectives.  Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively.  Ability to set technical direction and lead architectural discussions and decisions.  Communicate to senior leaders regarding strategy direction and changes.  Ability to design and architect complex, scalable, and distributed systems using microservices architecture.  Proficiency in developing backend services using Java Spring framework, Spring Boot and Hibernate  In-depth experience with front-end frameworks, specifically React.js, including hooks, state management (e.g. Redux), and component lifecycle.  Advanced knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL.  Proficiency in setting up and managing continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.  Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.  Strong understanding of DevOps principles, including monitoring, logging, and alerting with tools like Prometheus, Grafana and ELK Stack  Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)  Typically, 12+ years of professional Software development experience, including significant experience with Java and React.  A Full-stack expert having expertise in building web applications revolving around technology stacks like Java, JavaScript, React JS, Node JS, Springboot, Spring, Kafka, Redis etc. Also, in-depth knowledge on Application design, Testing capabilities, Design & building Microservices.   Pega knowledge would be an advantage  Extensive hands-on experience building distributed applications and managing the development of complex, large scale enterprise applications and products that require a deep understanding of application logic and dependencies.  Proven ability to influence decision-making at all levels within an organization, and in a variety of contexts. 

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.