Senior Engineer I

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways.  Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what’s possible - and we’re proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day.

About Enterprise Architecture (EA):

EA as an organization aims to set the bar for technology at American Express. The two main drivers of EA’s success are its frameworks (common services to be leveraged by engineering teams across the enterprise) and its Major Engagements (high priority, business critical projects which need architectural guidance and support). The Senior Engineer in EA will be expected to do hands-on programming to develop reusable, platform-agnostic frameworks, as well as work with product/business teams to design resilient, highly available, scalable distributed systems.

What you will be working on:

 We are looking for a Senior Engineer to join our Enterprise Architecture team. In this role you will be designing and implementing highly scalable real-time systems following the best practices and using the cutting edge technology. This role is best suited for experienced engineers with broad skillset who are open, curious and willing to learn.

What you will Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of progressive experience demonstrating strong architecture, programming and engineering skills.
• Firm grasp of data structures, algorithms with fluency in programming languages like Java, Kotlin, Go
• Demonstrated ability to lead, partner, and collaborate cross functionally across many engineering organizations
• Experience with streaming technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Flink and Scala as a programming language preferred
• Backend experience including Apache Cassandra, Couchbase and relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL preferred.
• Experience with GCP is a plus.
• Hands on experience with large scale distributed NoSQL databases like Elasticsearch
• Knowledge and/or experience with containerized environments, Kubernetes, docker.
• Experience in implementing and maintained highly scalable micro services in Rest, GRPC
• Appetite for trying new things and building rapid POCs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related experience required; advanced degree preferred

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.