Software Engineer II

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.​

​The Technology organization enables and accelerates the company’s growth strategies, delivering global capabilities and services in support of Amex’s customers and colleagues, while maintaining 24/7 servicing and availability to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality customer experience. Technology provides the foundation for everything we do in the company while driving differentiation through building and leveraging innovative technology and data insights.​

The U.S. Consumer Services and Membership Digital Experiences Technology team (USCDT) brings together foundational strategic technology capabilities in digital experience engineering (Mobile and Web), marketing and advertising technology, enterprise communications, travel and lifestyle, and dining technology. It employs a ground-breaking focus with development responsibilities for customer-facing capabilities that deepen and expand digital engagement, as well as core technical capabilities that cut across business lines and customer segments.

We’re looking for an experienced Software Engineer ll to work on the mobile payments solutions that will be used by tens of millions of cardholders around the world. We want someone who is super creative and enjoys solving tough problems. You should be able to come up with brilliant solutions that no one else can, and be obsessive about UI/UX design and user experience.​

You’ll be part of the Digital Payments Engineering team whose mandate is to develop new products and platforms for American Express customers.  Payments Engineering’s aim is to build interactive experiences at all touch points of a consumer's journey whether before, at, or after the time of purchase.  The products will range from new payment vehicles and partnerships with other payment entities to interactive web experiences.  
 

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend applications and microservices using Java.
• Work as part of an Agile engineering team, contributing to user story analysis, technical design, development, testing, and production support.
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs following established API design and security best practices.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested, and reusable code while following software engineering best practices.
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases and develop efficient data access patterns.
• Troubleshoot application issues, analyze logs and metrics, and contribute to performance and reliability improvements.
• Participate in code reviews and collaborate with engineers to continuously improve code quality and engineering standards.
• Collaborate with product owners, engineers, architects, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Continuously learn new technologies, frameworks, and engineering practices and apply them to solve business problems. 
   

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience. 
• 2+ years of software development experience, preferably developing backend applications using Java.
• Understanding of RESTful API design and development principles.
• Familiarity with JSON, HTTP, Web Services, and data structure fundamentals.
• Understanding of relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito.
• Experience or familiarity with source control and CI/CD tools such as Git, Jenkins, or equivalent technologies.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, product owners, and other stakeholders.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain  positions.
   

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.