Vice President, Engineering, API Gateways, Secure File Transfer & Agentic Platforms
American ExpressAbout the role
Job Description
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 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.
The core of our company is not just the products we offer, but the personal connections our customers have with our brand. You can create digital experiences - from payments to rewards to servicing - that keep us connected to our customers and serve them at every touchpoint. From digital servicing and lifestyle features to secure, frictionless payment options, you can make a meaningful difference in our customers’ lives and help set us apart in the industry.
We are looking for a Vice President of Engineering to lead our API Gateways and Secure File Transfer (SFT) platforms. This role is critical to evolving how systems, services, and intelligent agents securely interact—powering high-volume, real-time, and event-driven data exchange across payments, partner integrations, and regulatory environments.
Responsibilities
Set Vision for Next-Gen Integration Platforms
Define and execute the strategic roadmap for API Gateway, Secure File Transfer, and agentic communication platforms
Enable secure, policy-driven interactions between services, partners, and AI/agent-based systems
Advance American Express’s transition to cloud-native, event-driven, and zero-trust architectures
Enable Agentic Communication & Flows
Build and scale platforms that support autonomous, multi-step workflows across APIs, events, and file-based systems
Establish patterns for agent-to-agent and agent-to-system communication, including orchestration, state management, and observability
Ensure governance, guardrails, and auditability for AI-driven or agentic transactions and decision flows
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