Backend Software Engineer - Money Movement

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Join #TeamAmex and let's lead the way together

The Modern Money Movement initiative is a great opportunity to solve complex challenges and to build a novel Platform that is going to power the next generation of Amex financial products. We are a team of entrepreneurial game-changers with a great FinTech Engineering culture at the forefront of innovation in the industry. We are building amazing GraphQL and APIs, intelligent payment routing decision engines, an ISO20022 framework, AI/ML driven data pipelines, and fluid integrators with Global Payment Infrastructure and the banking system.

Our team is responsible for mission critical customer journeys, including "Pay your Amex Bill," "Plan your Payment" and "Get a Loan." Our goal is to decouple our assets, such as our ACH engine and bank validation, and make it easy for others in the company to build world class customer experiences.

We are looking for Engineers that are open-minded, willing to learn, and are passionate about building great software. As we decide if an Engineer is a fit for our Team, we will not focus solely on experience or languages used, but the ability to think out of the box and approach problems with an inventive mindset. We are influenced by The Twelve-Factor App principles, and we have picked modern ergonomic languages that enhances productivity and readability, i.e., modern JVM: Quarkus/Micronaut with Kotlin and lightweight Go command tools. Architecture is event driven microservices using Kafka, and our polyglot-persistence includes Postgres and Cassandra.

Responsibilities:

• Build software as part of a flexible agile Team where you have every opportunity to make an impact on the bottom line and contribute to the architecture.
• Ensure our infrastructure is safely extensible, scalable, reliable and meets SLAs for both external and internal users.
• Create a brand for our platform composed of amazing APIs, Developer Portal, Tutorials and SDKs.
• Ensure our solutions are testable, intuitive, and easy to maintain.
• Use innovative tools for remote collaboration and developer happiness, i.e., IntelliJ CodeWithMe and Tuple
• Participate in design and code reviews for key components and cross Enterprise initiatives.

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 passionate 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 complicated problems. Amex 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 on #TeamAmex.

• Experience in backend reactive programming languages: Java 8+ and/or Kotlin.
• Proven track record developing lightweight reactive microservices: Vert.x, Quarkus, Micronaut or Spring Boot.
• Deep understanding of event driven architecture and messaging: Kafka, webhooks, asynchronous API design.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or equivalent relational databases.
• Have experience working as an individual contributor as part of a multi-functional agile team. Experience in FinTech is preferred.
• Have demonstrated experience in supporting critically important platforms with high levels of availability and service continuity.
• Have solid experience in cloud-based architecture and distributed systems.
• Have exceptional written and communication skills and have the ability to express dissenting opinions in a constructive manner.
• Self-directed and able to work on an ambiguous environment through the innovation process.
• Care about learning and being open minded about switching approaches and experimenting.
• Value collaboration and put the Team interests always above self.

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.

Salary Range: $85,000.00 to $150,000.00 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.

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