Engineer - Java - Global Advertising & Brand Management

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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.

Job Responsibilities:

• Leads the development and testing aspect of the software development for assigned applications.
• Functions as a member of an agile team and helps drive consistent development and test practices with respect to tools, common components, and documentation.
• Primary focus (80%+) is spent writing code, unit testing, test automation, quality assurance & doing automation testing in ongoing sprints.
• Review requirements specification for development, defects, performance, reliability, scalability and set up and maintain the environment.
• Responsible for performing code reviews, quality checks, implementing automated testing to gain efficiencies. Implementing proof of concepts and new technologies to progress the efficiencies of the technical landscape.
• Develops deep understanding of tie-ins with other systems and platforms within the supported domains.
• Performs ongoing refactoring of code, quality assurance and testing, applying best practice methodologies and processes.
• Sees opportunities to embrace innovative technologies & ideas in development / test area.
• Provides continuous support for ongoing application availability.
• Collaborate/influence within and across teams to build successes with an innovative attitude to challenge the status quo.

At the core of Software Engineering:

Every member of our team must be able to demonstrate the following technical, functional, leadership and business core proficiencies, including:

• Agile Practices
• Programming Languages and Frameworks
• Business Analysis
• Analytical Thinking
• Business Product Knowledge

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's or higher degree (or its equivalent) in computer science, Computer engineering, Electronics Engineering or a directly related field.
• Proven experience in software development and quality assurance.
• Prior experience in Personalization domain will be a huge plus.
• Expertise in programming knowledge in Java - Validated understanding of data structures and common algorithms
• Good knowledge REST API development will be a plus.
• Looks proactively beyond the obvious for continuous improvement opportunities.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and exploit them to their efficient potential.
• Proven track record to apply theoretical and practical knowledge to achieve stated goals of the job duties.

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.

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.

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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