Data Engineer I

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.  American Express 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.

The Chief Technology Officer Organization’s vision is to raise the bar for technical excellence, talent, strategy, and standards across Technology. It also seeks to cultivate and foster technical innovation, as well as elevate and amplify the technical heartbeat of the organization.

We are on a journey to develop an enterprise-scale, federated GraphQL service that will power all of our customer experiences. Whether the customer is online using our award-winning web and mobile applications, on the phone with our legendary Customer Care Professionals, or reaching us through Alexa, our GraphQL service will provide all the data and functionality needed at the point of customer contact. Fast, secure, real-time, and seamlessly integrated. We don't box our engineers in. You will have an opportunity to work on every facet of our GraphQL service including: · Building federated GraphQL servers and gateways on cloud · Domain discovery and GraphQL API design · Integrating with data services to move data quickly, reliably and securely · Building shared tools, frameworks and libraries to make it easy to build and use our service The right candidates will be strong problem solvers, who are willing to take risks, to experiment, and to adapt quickly. So if that sounds like you, and you're interested in a career where you can make an impact on an audience of millions, look no further. Technical skills: · Kotlin or Java (you'll have an opportunity to learn new languages in the role, for example Javascript) · Spring Boot and Webflux desirable, but not essential · API Design, Domain-Driven Design principles and data architecture · Exposure to GraphQL desirable, but not essential · Exposure to CI/CD practices · Exposure to Agile practices (Scrum/Kanban)

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with product managers and product owners
• Work closely with a team of engineers to design, build, test and deploy code
• Contribute towards the continuous improvement of the platform and team practices
• Communicate effectively with tech, operations and business colleagues

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS in computer science or computer engineering
• Software engineering experience
• Experience with Java vs. 8 or higher programming
• Experience with UI technologies like, ReactJS,  HTML, CSS
• Experience with SQL or NOSQL databases
• Experience working in agile methodology
• Experience with GitHub / Git
• Experience working with Springboot and Spring Cloud

Salary Range: $85,000.00 to $150,000.00 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.

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 
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 
• 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

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

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.

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