Staff Engineer - Global Dining Technology

American Express•New York, NY

38d•Hybrid

About The Position

At American Express Global Dining, we are tackling hard problems with elegant solutions and scaling very quickly. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in taking our product and engineering team to the next level. We are seeking ambitious builders who are eager to launch exciting features for our restaurant partners and diners. The ideal candidates elevate the teams around them by providing technical mentorship, setting their team's technical vision, and adapting their role to address gaps and reduce risk. You have the toolkit to work on complex and unknown problems under pressure or at speed. You thrive in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment, you are a collaborator and an innovator, and you are excited about what technology is doing for the hospitality industry.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related field
8+ years of experience working as a Software Engineer, preferably in a fast-paced startup environment
3+ years of experience working as a Software Engineering Staff Engineer / Architect
You are a self-starter but very comfortable working closely with a team
You are comfortable working with stakeholders outside the Engineering team including our Compliance, Information Security, Product, Design, Sales and Account Management teams
Strong experience with a backend programming language, Python & Java Web frameworks preferred
SQL / MySQL / Postgres
RDBMS and database design
Unit / Functional Testing
Linux / UNIX
Implementing and building APIs
Monitoring system performance
Leading and growing teams of fellow engineers through complex deliveries
A history of taking projects through the entire software development lifecycle from inception to delivery as a technical leader
A passion for documenting how systems work

Nice To Haves

History of building and maintaining systems at large scale
Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives and challenges and articulate solutions
Willingness to learn new technologies and exploit them to their optimal potential
Experience with and understanding of the Resy suite of applications
Agile Practices
Porting/Software Configuration
Programming Languages and Frameworks
Business Analysis
Analytical Thinking
Business Product Knowledge
Python/MySQL Experience
SQL Performance tuning
Microservice architectures
AWS - EC2 / RDS / S3 / SQS
Kafka / Celery / Flask / Django / Supervisord / MongoDB
Dev-ops experience
Jira / Clubhouse.io or other project management tool
Payment systems experience
Websockets experience
You enjoy at least one of the following things: shishito peppers, uni, or creme anglaise

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