Engineer - Java / Python / GoLang - Enterprise Web Intelligence - job 1 of 2

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At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

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The Architecture as Code team is keenly focused on helping engineers build and manage best-in-class customer experiences quickly, economically, and safely. We are looking for an Engineer to be part of our enterprise web intelligence team to help build modern highly available , cloud native applications.

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Function as member of an agile team by contributing to software builds through consistent development practices (tools, common components, and documentation)
• Participate in code reviews and automated testing
• Debug basic software components and identify code defects for remediation
• Enable the deployment, support, and monitoring of software across test, integration, and production environments
• Demonstrate self-reliance, and ability to innovate and achieve team goals
• Demonstrate creative thinking and problem-solving skills, have ability to influence, drive improvements and challenge status quo
• Expertise in the definition and implementation of effective software engineering practices and processes that result in high speed to market: i.e., open-source style project maintainers, PR review process, issue triage, code reviews, code contribution metrics definition, test automation strategy, CI/CD optimization, etc. 

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of development experience with Java (minimum Java 8), Python, or Go
• 6 years of software development experience in a professional environment and/or comparable experience such as:
• Experience with distributed systems, cloud native computing, micro-services, Kubernetes and REST/gRPC APIs
• Experience in developing applications that are scalable, highly available and resilient on AWS, GCP, or Openshift
• Experience with object-oriented design, algorithms and design patterns
• Hands-on expertise with application design, software development and automated testing
• Experience with working in a large enterprise with federated development model
• Familiar with Agile or other rapid application development methods
• Experience coding in additional languages is a plus
• Database experience with Apache Cassandra, and relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related experience required; advanced degree preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Google cloud (GCP)
• Experience with Event Driven and Reactive Programming
• Experience with accessibility standards for web and tools like axe

Salary Range: $85,000.00 to $150,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• 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

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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