Senior Software Engineer I

American ExpressPhoenix, AZ
$123,000 - $215,250Hybrid

About The Position

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. As a Software Engineer in GMST you will be crafting solutions that are scalable and can be delivered iteratively to enhance business value, building core features and functions of card transaction systems on our distributed platform deployed in the cloud. Actively participating in agile teams and the latest development practices, writing code and unit tests, working with API specs and automation. Providing technical leadership to engineers to aid in the development of engineers within the team. GMST Engineers use Java Technologies to drive innovation while also finding opportunities to adopt new technologies. Are you looking to join a team of Engineers who not only write code and test but also innovate? If so, join our GMST team and work on the Merchant Platform!

Requirements

  • Java Technologies

Responsibilities

  • Crafting solutions that are scalable and can be delivered iteratively to enhance business value
  • Building core features and functions of card transaction systems on our distributed platform deployed in the cloud
  • Actively participating in agile teams and the latest development practices
  • Writing code and unit tests
  • Working with API specs and automation
  • Providing technical leadership to engineers to aid in the development of engineers within the team
  • Using Java Technologies to drive innovation while also finding opportunities to adopt new technologies

Benefits

  • 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
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