Staff-Software Engineer

Job Description

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

How will you make an impact in this role

The International Card Acquisitions team leverages advanced application capture technologies to streamline and secure the credit card application process for customers worldwide. By integrating sophisticated data analytics and automated verification systems, the enhance efficiency and accuracy, ensuring a seamless user experience while meeting compliance standards. Embrace the opportunity to collaborate with a forward-thinking team dedicated to pioneering solutions that redefine industry standards and elevate customer satisfaction.

Staff Software Engineer (Director equivalent) leads the design and implementation of scalable software solutions, provides technical mentorship, oversees platform integration and maintenance, conducts design reviews, collaborates with cross-functional teams, and optimizes development processes to ensure high-quality, reliable, and efficient software systems.

Purpose of the Role :

To lead the development of next generation distributed platforms, aligning resources and delivery with business growth and diversification, while significantly improving product quality and cost-effectiveness. We expect the individual to be innovative and energetic with strong communications skills and a team player.

Responsibilities :

• 25% of time spent on Hands-on technical projects Apply analysis based on research and introspection to recommend solutions.
• Leads, mentors, and coaches Senior Software Engineers and teams, fostering a culture of excellence, continuous professional growth, and knowledge sharing within the Software Engineering community
• Directs and leads the design and implementation of scalable software solutions, ensuring robust architecture, code quality, and alignment with business objectives
• Provides technical mentorship to Software Engineers at various levels, fostering best practices in coding, design patterns, and software development methodologies
• Oversees the integration and maintenance of new and existing platform components, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and scalability of software systems
• Conducts detailed design reviews and code inspections, offering constructive feedback to uphold high coding standards and architectural integrity
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, develop implementation strategies, and ensure seamless integration of complex software projects
• Monitors and optimizes software development processes, ensuring adherence to project schedules, sprint goals, and best practices in continuous integration and continuous deployment
• Ensures the health and quality of the code across the portfolio, including leading source control management, functional testing, and integrating with continuous integration / continuous deployment tools
• Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives

Role dimension :

Minimum qualifications :

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 :

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.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Skills Required

Nodejs, Prometheus, Elk Stack, optimizely , Java, Reactjs, Grafana