Engineer - Java - Travel and Lifestyle Services Technology

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The U.S. Consumer Services and Enterprise Digital & Data Technology Team brings together foundational strategic technology capabilities in digital experience engineering (Mobile and Web), AI/ML, marketing technology, enterprise communications, travel and lifestyle, and automation, grounded in our data technology model that prioritizes data governance. It employs a ground-breaking focus with development responsibilities for customer-facing capabilities that deepen and expand digital engagement, as well as core technical capabilities that cut across business lines and customer segments.

How will you make an impact in this role?

At Travel and Lifestyle Services (TLS) we bring membership to life every day. TLS is a unique line of business within American Express that offers card members access premium benefits for card members. Delivering that value is complex but vital for our cardmembers, and technology is at its center

As a software engineer on our team, you will be responsible for building and optimizing scalable backend systems using Java 17/21, Spring Boot, and other enterprise frameworks to contribute to various capabilities in TLS for card members to perform travel bookings. You will also work closely with other engineers and product teams to implement state-of-the-art solutions for travel applications.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in backend development using Java 17/21, Spring and related frameworks.
• Familiarity with data structures, multi-threading, data caching and processing with technologies like JSON.
• Ability to understand performance issues with applications and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with RDBMS and NoSQL databases like PostgreSQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch.

Preferred Qualifications

• Work closely with a team of engineers to design, build, test and deploy.
• Actively participate in the various internal engineering forums to learn from others as well as educate others.
• Familiar with Agile development methodologies - proactively provides updates on work, raise issues, collaborate with other engineers as needed.
• Desirable to have cloud experience and Microservice architecture.
• Desirable to have experience with performance and monitoring tools e.g. Splunk, and Dynatrace.
• Knowledge of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes for services.
• Aptitude for learning and applying new technologies and translate them into working software.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving/quantitative skills.
• Communicates effectively with Technical, Operational, and Product colleagues.
• Must be proactive, enthusiastic, flexible, and results driven.

Salary Range: $70,000.00 to $135,000.00 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.

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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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