Software Engineer II - Java - Enterprise Architecture

American Express•Phoenix, AZ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. 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. 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 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. About Enterprise Architecture: Enterprise Architecture is an organization within the Chief Technology Office at American Express and it is a key enabler of the company’s technology strategy. The four pillars of Enterprise Architecture include: 1. Architecture as Code: this pillar owns and operates foundational technologies that are leveraged by engineering teams across the enterprise. 2. Architecture as Design: this pillar includes the solution and technical design for transformation programs and business critical projects which need architectural guidance and support. 3. Governance: this pillar is responsible for defining technical standards, and developing innovative tools that automate controls to ensure compliance. 4. Colleague Enablement: this pillar is focused on colleague development, recognition, training, and enterprise outreach.

Requirements

3+ years of hands-on software development experience.
Proficient in one or more programming languages or platforms, with practical coding experience.
Exposure to application design, software development methodologies, and automated testing practices.
General understanding of distributed (multi-tiered) systems, core algorithms, and relational databases.
Solid grasp of object-oriented design principles and experience coding in a variety of languages.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Learns and applies new technologies and techniques
Demonstrates good analytical skills
Recognizes the importance of collaboration to achieve objectives
Clearly communicates ideas and concepts to others
Able to understand and use complex data structures and associated components
Designs, codes, tests, maintains, and documents applications
Takes part in reviews of own work and reviews of colleagues' work
Has understanding of the core tools used in the planning, analyzing, crafting, building, testing, configuring, and maintaining of assigned application(s)
Java, Python, Go, React, Envoy, gRPC, ProtoBuf, JSON, CouchBase, Cassandra, Redis, Consul, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Drools, Elastic Stack, Kafka, Spark
Adaptive Communication
Business Analysis
Analytical Thinking
Business Product Knowledge
Technology Industry Trends

Nice To Haves

Flexibility
Collaboration & Partnership
Continuous Improvement
Courage
Curiosity
Resourcefulness
Tenacity

Responsibilities

Maintain & develop new API frameworks in technologies such as REST and gRPC
Help pivot toward serverless, FaaS based, architectures
Build & manage platforms to help teams across the company quickly deploy A2A services
Collaborate with technology peers and leaders to gain strategic alignment
Foster innovation and experimentation

Benefits

Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
6%25 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