Staff Software Engineer - SaaS integrations,API Designs - Travel & Lifestyle Services
About The Position
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. American Express Travel & Lifestyle Technology builds platforms that power premium travel experiences for millions of Card Members. We partner with industry-leading third parties to deliver booking, inventory, and fulfillment capabilities at scale, with high expectations for reliability, performance, and customer experience. We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical ownership and leadership for these critical third-party travel platforms. This role owns the technical health and evolution of Amex’s most important external travel integrations. Sitting at the intersection of architecture, vendor engineering, and internal platform development, you will define integration strategy, reduce systemic risk, and drive technical leverage across teams and partners. This role is not focused on day-to-day incident response or feature delivery. It is focused on architecture, standards, influence, and long-term outcomes.
Requirements
- Technical ownership and leadership experience.
- Experience in defining integration strategy.
- Experience in reducing systemic risk.
- Experience in driving technical leverage across teams and partners.
Nice To Haves
- Experience at the intersection of architecture, vendor engineering, and internal platform development.
- Focus on architecture, standards, influence, and long-term outcomes rather than day-to-day incident response or feature delivery.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical ownership and leadership for critical third-party travel platforms.
- Define integration strategy.
- Reduce systemic risk.
- Drive technical leverage across teams and partners.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
