Engineer II (Java Engineer)

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.

• Hands-on Java engineer with expertise in developing complex, large scale enterprise applications
• Hands on development experience of large scale application development using Java, Open BPM software e.g. jBPM, Activiti will be a plus
• Function as member of an agile team by contributing to software builds through consistent development practices (tools, common components, and documentation) 
• Collaborating with architects, product owners, developers and other scrum teams to deliver a quality product.
• Participate in code reviews and automated testing
• Enable the deployment, support, and monitoring of software across test, integration, and production environments
• Automate deployments in test or production environments
• Good understanding of developing and maintaining various system integrations which include application to application integrations, services, internal and external APIs, file transfers, and SQL queries.
• Demonstrate increased self-reliance to achieve team goals
• Influence team members with creative changes and improvements by challenging status quo

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience in a professional environment and/or comparable experience.
• Hands-on experience with Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Microservices, SQL
• Good understanding of data structures, algorithms and design patterns
• Hands-on expertise with application design, software development and automated testing
• Demonstrated experience in Agile development, application design, software development, and testing
• Thorough understanding of XML,SOAP, JSON, web services technologies, and data structure fundamentals, with experience in multi-threaded programming
• RESTful API development experience
• Experience with continuous integration/deployment (Jenkins, Maven, XLR, Mockito, SOAPUI, JMeter, OpenShift, Public Cloud(AWS/GCP/Azure), Docker).
• Good to have if hands-on experience with any BPM frameworks such as Camunda, JBPM etc,
• Ability to effectively communicate to internal and external business partners on architecture and solution design
• Willingness to learn new technologies and exploit them to their optimal potential.
• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related experience required; advanced degree
• Added advantage with HTML, CSS, AJAX, JavaScript Frameworks React and NodeJS

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.