Senior Backend Engineer

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Focus:

Leads the design, development, and maintenance of scalable APIs that power our products and services. Works closely with leadership and multi-functional teams to build high-performance APIs that are secure, efficient, and easy to use. Plays a significant role in crafting the direction of data integration layers and adds to the overall architecture of centralized data platforms. Ensure quality of code and data through testing and automation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Champions the design and administration of high-quality, scalable, and secure APIs.
• Writes clean, maintainable, and efficient code while adhering to industry standard processes.
• Aligns with leadership on engineering strategy and provide direction to junior engineers.
• Collaborates with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define and implement API functionality.
• Develops and maintains API documentation.
• Ensures API performance, reliability, and scalability through detailed testing and optimization.
• Solves problems and resolves sophisticated issues related to API functionality.
• Continuously improves existing APIs by identifying bottlenecks and performance issues.
• Ensures alignment to coding, quality, and security standards.
• Contributes to the architecture and roadmap of the platform.
• Stays up to date with emerging trends and technologies in API development.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on API design and implementation.
• 8+ years of experience working with databases.
• 5+ year experience in engineering with python and/or java.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience with RESTful APIs, and knowledge of SOAP APIs.
• Demonstrative skills with GraphQL.
• Solid understanding of API security practices, including OAuth, JWT, and other authentication/authorization techniques.
• Experience with API management tools (e.g., Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway).
• Experience with load balancing and API rate limiting techniques.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with microservices architecture and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with serverless architecture.
• Experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Experience working with Agile methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools.

High Performance Behaviors:

• Be responsible for the health and quality of the code across the ecosystem.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze and debug complex issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Collaborate with leadership across multiple teams to define solution requirements and implementation.
• Demonstrate expertise to help team members overcome problems.
• Solve problems outside of day-to-day responsibilities.
• Add to the success of many teams achieving their goals.
• Develop team’s strategy and prioritize initiatives.
• Assist in retaining and hiring hard-working team members.
• Seek opportunities to adopt innovative technologies.
• Mentor junior colleagues and promotes growth through job shadowing and upskilling.
• Has in depth understanding of the core tools used in the planning, analyzing, crafting, building, testing, configuring, and maintaining of assigned application(s).
• Deep understanding of infrastructure, technologies, and components.
• Able to assess and interview team members to identify and develop talent.

Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 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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