Staff Engineer - Digital Payments

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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.

We're looking for an experienced engineering leader to work on next generation digital payments solutions that will be used by millions of our card members around the world. We want someone who is super creative and enjoys solving difficult problems. You should be able to come up with creative solutions and be passionate about design and user experience. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, start-up environment within a Fortune 100 company where you can directly impact real dollars in revenue growth and operational savings.

You will join the Digital Payments Engineering team whose directive includes building innovative and experimental experiences and platforms at all touch points of a consumer's journey whether before, at, or after purchase. You will be an individual contributor responsible for engineering design and architecture with a chance to influence the company's roadmap in new technologies such as omnichannel commerce, web 3.0, internet of money, blockchain, digital currency space.

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.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on architecture, design, development and be familiar with software development methodologies.
• Able to investigate a topic and rapidly iterate on ideas despite ambiguity.
• Stitch together a solution by integrating emerging tech with legacy platform where required.
• Build proofs of concepts and lead small dev teams to implement specific features.
• Help cultivate innovation and inventor mentality

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering and 12+ years of proven experience in related fields.
• Consistent record of designing, developing, distributed and/or mobile applications.
• Proven track record to innovate. A good patent profile will be considered.
• Validated experience and ability to work collaboratively and successfully across functional areas.
• Knowledge emerging tech like web3.0, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, decentralized identity is a plus.

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.

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

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

Salary Range: $170,000.00 to $255,000.00 annually + sales incentive + equity (if applicable) + 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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