Job Description

At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways.  Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what’s possible - and we’re proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day.

We are building a banking platform that enables teams to create products at scale and power digitals channels to deliver compelling experiences in a dramatically faster fashion. As an Engineer, you will be responsible for building this cutting-edge technology framework that facilitates developer productivity without compromising on quality at enterprise scale.

We look first and foremost for people who are passionate around solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices. You’ll be required to apply your depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, as well as partner continuously with your many stakeholders on a daily basis to stay focused on common goals. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning. We welcome diverse perspectives and people who are not afraid to challenge assumptions.

Our mission is to accelerate the pace of financial innovation and build new financial products for American Express. Our platform streamlines the process of launching and iterating on financial products.

Responsibilities: 

Lead the solution design and implementation of core platform features
API Design and Implementation
Provide Operational support with building platform monitoring tools/dashboards, ad hoc reports 
Defect Fixes, Performance Testing, Endurance testing

Qualifications: 

Overall 8+ years of developing internet-scale solution development primarily using Java, Spring Boot, RDBMS and no-sql databases 

Must have demonstrated proficiency and experience in the following tools and technologies:

Java 8 (Lambdas, Streams, Completable Future, optional, generics)
Spring boot (webflux , Reactor 3), spring-data, REST
Java functional and reactive programming
Test Driven Development
Asynchronous Reactive Micro services utilizing Vert.x