Senior Java Engineer - Digital Banking Platform, Banking Core

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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.

We look primarily for people who are passionate about solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices. You will be required to apply your depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, as well as partner continuously with your many stakeholders daily to stay focused on common goals. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning. We welcome diverse perspectives and people who are not afraid to challenge assumptions.

Our mission is to accelerate the pace of financial innovation and build new financial products for American Express. Our platform streamlines the process of launching and iterating financial products.

As a Senior Java Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining banking systems that support high transaction volumes, security, and scalability. You will work on a range of banking products, including payment systems, data & reporting, and customer account management solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design and contribute to workflow implementations
• Champion workflow orchestration best practices
• Build software as part of a nimble 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.
• Ensure our solutions are testable, intuitive, and easy to maintain.
• Use state of the art 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.

Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of software development experience, and preferably a BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline. 
• Team player and a hands-on engineer.
• Experience mentoring and coaching junior engineers.
• Experience in designing and implementing highly scalable, low latency Java / Go based applications.
• Hands on experience in multi-threading programming.
• Basic high availability techniques and implementation knowledge.
• Practical knowledge of caching and distributed systems.
• Staying in touch with industry standards and current technologies is expected.
• Experience in profiling / performance analysis of applications.
• Core competencies in distributed technologies including Java, Spring, APIs (REST), JSON, XML, Kafka, JDBC, MongoDB, Postgres, NoSQL databases, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, JUnit, Jenkins, and Gradle/Maven.
• Experience with In-memory computing solutions is a big plus.
• Commitment to software practices of continuous Integration, automated/repeatable testing, and collaborative work environments.
• Ability to think abstractly and deal with ambiguous/under-defined problems.
• Ability to enable business capabilities through innovation.
• Demonstrated willingness to learn innovative technologies and takes pride in how fast they develop working software.
• Experience working with streaming solutions is highly desirable (preferably Apache Kafka and Kafka Streams).
• Hands-on experience in full-stack software development is desirable.
• Hands on experience in Big Data technologies including Python, Hadoop, and Spark is a plus
• Have excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools (Jenkins, GitLab).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker.
• Previous experience with payment systems or real-time transaction platforms.
• Leadership experience in a fast-paced development environment.
• Experience in API development for fintech applications.

Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 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.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries 
• Bonus incentives 
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) 
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program 
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

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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