Software Engineer II

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.

Roles & Responsibilities 

• Collaborate with product team & technical experts to identify optimal solutions for business requirements.
• Contribute to analysis, design of software components, and develop software with highest quality
• Understand & adopt best practices. enterprise guidelines during software development.
• Identify technical debts in the platform and work with leads & product owner to triage based on criticality.
• Provide post-implementation production support for applications/services.
• Guide junior team members in the project during software development.
• Contribute to CI/CD initiatives like Test Automation, Alerting & Monitoring strategy etc.,

Leadership

• Excellent communication & collaboration skills
• Willingness to learn/experiment new technologies/tools

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field preferred; proven industry experience.
• 3-8 years of full stack software development with good hands-on experience across all tiers of the application.
• Experience in building & hosting applications on cloud is a plus.
• Experience in developing software applications using agile methodologies.
• Experience in supporting production issues post implementation.
  

Knowledge/Skills 

• Full stack software development using Java 11 or higher with Spring framework, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices architecture, RDBMS(Postgres/Oracle or similar) , UI design & development using Angular or React
• Experience in delivering software using DevOps practices like CI,CD, Automated testing, Alerting & Monitoring etc.,
• Good understanding of application security principles & remediating vulnerabilities.
• Understanding of multi-tier application architectures and related development
• Proven experience in creating automated tests using test frameworks.
• Knowledge and understanding of the SDLC principles.
• Understanding of BDD & TDD practices.

Salary Range: $89,250.00 to $150,250.00 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 you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries 
• Bonus incentives 
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
• Comprehensive med