Senior Engineer - LPS

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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 of #TeamAmex.

This role has a unique opportunity to work under Loyalty Partner Solutions GmbH, which is a subsidiary belonging to American Express Group since 2011. Gain the benefits of the ecosystem that is American Express Group, while working in a start up environment!

Loyalty Partner Solutions GmbH , based in Munich, Germany, are pioneer and technology leaders in high-performance loyalty management software for the airline, retail, travel and transportation sectors. From our headquarters in Munich, we develop comprehensive software solutions for the operation of complex customer loyalty programs, which we implement at our clients worldwide.  We develop long-term partnerships with our clients, advise them on their digitalization journey, work on innovative ideas together and put them into practice.  Among the companies that count on our know-how are Lufthansa, for its frequent flyer program Miles & More, Deutsche Bahn AG, PAYBACK, and international air carriers such as China Southern Airlines and United Airlines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Together with your team you will develop, maintain and support JAVA-based customer solution software for our customers and bring it live
• A high degree of automation is important to us, so you will also design and implement automated test cases
• You want to see your code in production as quickly as possible, which is why you will also take care of Continuous Delivery
• Communicate your solution ideas so that everyone can understand it
• Implementation of features customers expect, aligned with Product owner.
• Analysis of Bugs, delivering Bugfixes in the existing software and maintenance
• On call duty capability to cover time gap between the US and Europe

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as Java Software Developer, including experience large systems with high transaction volume. 
• You are eager to understand our customer domain to find the best solutions for our customer needs
• You love to actively drive topics, always having the goal in mind and accepting challenges
• You have a DevOps mindset (ship it as you would run it)
• You enjoy working in an international team
• You have an agile mindset and as part of a cross-functional team you are open to support other disciplines if needed for the team success
• having a good understanding of Databases (Oracle or Postgres) and how to influence and increase performance
• Willingness to adapt to timezone needs for a project, On Call Duty to close the time gap between Europe and US

Tech Stack:

• JAVA, JEE, Spring, SpringBoot, REST, Hibernate, proficiency with relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL), cloud-based systems (AWS or equivalent), Maven, Jenkins, Git

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

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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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