Senior Engineer - API

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.

You won't just shape the world of software.

You'll shape the world of life, work and play.

Our Software Engineers not only understand how technology works, but how that technology intersects with the people who count on it every day. Today, innovative ideas, insight and new perspectives are at the core of how we create a more powerful, personal and fulfilling experience for all our customers. So if you're interested in a career creating breakthrough software and making an impact on an audience of millions, look no further.

You won't just keep up, you'll break new ground.

There are hundreds of opportunities to make your mark on technology and life at American Express. Here's just some of what you'll be doing:

• Taking your place as a core member of an agile team driving the latest development practices
• Writing code and unit tests, working with API specs and automation
• Identifying opportunities for adopting new technologies
• Leading a team of engineers that delivers knowledge management solutions to businesses worldwide

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. 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.

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related experience required; advanced degree preferred
• Cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Continuous integration and continuous deployment, adopting the modern practices of IaC (Infrastructure as Code).
• Build automation tools such as Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity, CruiseControl, GoCD, Travis CI, CircleCI, or Octopus.

• Writing scripts to automate deployments and server provisioning (PowerShell, Bash, Python).
• Containers using Docker and other tools such as Amazon Container Services, Swarm, Gradle, Kubernetes, or Mesos
• Identifying improvements in systems management in the development process.
• Implementing system management strategies optimized for rapid feedback and high availability.
• Ability to construct enterprise-grade APIs using state-of-the-art techniques and best practices (REST,GraphQL,JSON, XML, etc.)

• Python, Django, Asynchronous Programming, Design patterns and principles
• Experience with open source development tools such as Git, maven, Jenkins, CICD, and cloud services.
• Knowledge of modern Javascript and Typescript frameworks (Angular, React)
• Ability to implement reactive JS to leverage observables to handle asynchronous requests
• Experience using SQL to manage databases

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.

If the role you are applying for is designated as hybrid or onsite, you will be required to demonstrate that you have completed your primary COVID-19 vaccination series (i.e., 2 doses for Moderna/Pfizer and 1 dose for J&J) in order to work in or visit any of our offices. This requirement is subject to legally required accommodations.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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