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American Express
Senior Engineer II (Amex ID: 24002347)
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Description
Hybrid requirements: This role has flexible working patterns.
We are looking for an energetic and creative senior software engineer with experience in the fundamentals of software design, development, and deployment.
As a Senior Engineer, you will lead a scrum team and contribute to architecture in building these core features and deploy to in an on-prem payment cloud within the American Express infrastructure.
How will you make an impact in this role?
Serve as a core team member to drive user story analysis, design, and delivery of responsive backend services - utilising best practice principles.
Looks proactively beyond the obvious for continuous improvement opportunities.
Familiarity with API & integration patterns to securely communicate with backend services and clients.
Work in an agile delivery team, with familiarity with the processes and ceremonies.
Has a drive to learn industry leading/innovative technologies and solutions.
Good positive attitude, communication, willingness to learn and share with others.
Effective in managing work priorities and your time - both independently and as part of a team
Bring a culture of innovation and experimentation, as well as manage risk taking to implement creative ideas.
Bring a culture of continuous improvement and willingness to challenge the status quo.
Guide and mentor other engineers and collaborate with external teams & Product Owners.
Minimum Qualifications
University Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field - followed by proven experience in a modern development stack (Java or Golang preferred) is essential.
Secure integration with API Gateways using REST endpoints is essential.
Experience with automated build and test frameworks is essential.
Messaging and distributed systems using Kafka event streams is essential.
SQL Products: Oracle &Postgres is a plus.
Application and Network Security architectures is a plus.
NoSQL Products: Redis, Couchbase, Cassandra is a plus.
Hands-on experience deploying and monitoring services running on Kubernetes + OpenShift is a plus.
Appetite to learn new technologies and translate them into working software.
Support design architect and present new solutions and services.
Hands-on DevOps experience & review / approval of operational guides.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of the payment industry.
Experience with a broad range of software languages in payments technologies
Experience in designing and implementing distributed technologies.
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Culture overview
Our culture is built on a 175-year history of
courageous leadership, innovation, and an
unwavering commitment to back our customers,
communities, and each other. With shared values
and leadership behaviors, we’ve continued to set
the standard for what it means to provide the best
experience every day with premium products and
services that help our customers achieve their
aspirations. As part of Team Amex, you’ll build
strong relationships and collaborate
with colleagues around the world in an
environment where everyone is respected and
valued, and where you can reach your potential.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work
makes an impact, and together, you will help us
define the future of American Express.
Employee benefits
Bonus Scheme
Childcare Vouchers
Cycle To Work
Flexible Hours
Flexible Working
Laptop
Life Insurance
Pension
Private Healthcare
Season Ticket Loan
Wellbeing Programme
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City Centre
Hackathons
Open Plan
Social Events
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Leadership
Ravi Radhakrishnan
Chief Information Officer
Tech overview
Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues.
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Engineering principles
Agile Process
Change Management
Code Reviews
Communication and collaboration
Continuous delivery
Continuous Development
Knowledge sharing
Mentoring
Monitoring and logging
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Pair programming
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