Software Engineer III
American ExpressResponsibilities
- Design, develop, maintain, refactor, and performance-tune Java applications, services, microservices, and APIs.
- Spend 80% or more of working time coding, unit testing, and developing automated tests.
- Build and optimize high-throughput data pipelines for scalable and reliable fraud-risk and transaction-processing systems.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks for application builds, deployments, releases, and operations.
- Collaborate across engineering teams and stakeholders on platform integrations and multi-system initiatives.
- Provide production operational support for application availability, reliability, and performance.
- Apply engineering standards for code quality, documentation, testing, security, and maintainability.
- Use AI-assisted development tools for coding, debugging, test automation, documentation, and system analysis.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 7 years of hands-on design and coding experience with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, JUnit, Mockito, integration testing, SonarQube, REST, cloud technologies, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Dynatrace, and performance tuning for sub-second response applications.
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Cassandra.
- Hands-on experience with Git, Gradle or Maven, and CI/CD platforms such as Jenkins or similar tools.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals in code quality, testing, performance optimization, and system improvement.
- Experience with public cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or ChatGPT.
- Strong communication, collaboration, technical influence, continuous learning, and innovation skills.
Benefits
- Competitive base salaries and bonus incentives.
- Financial well-being and retirement support.
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits, depending on location.
- Flexible hybrid, onsite, or virtual working arrangements depending on role and business need.
- Generous paid parental leave policies, depending on location.
- Access to global onsite wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors, depending on location.
- Free confidential counseling through the Healthy Minds program.
- Career development and training opportunities.
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About American Express
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 striving to uphold our powerful backing promise to our customers and each other every day. These beliefs have been our North Star for 170 years as our business transformed – from helping evacuate travelers during World Wars, to ensuring the safety of our customers’ funds during the Great Depression in the U.S., to creating the Shop Small® movement to help small businesses recover from the Financial Crisis, to providing aid to communities impacted by many natural disasters and so much more. For generations, the key to our success has been the determination and resilience of our American Express colleagues. Now, as a globally integrated payments company, we work together to provide customers with access to products, insights and world-class experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Join us and let’s lead the way together. Learn more about us at: https://www.americanexpress.com/careers https://www.americanexpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/AmericanExpressUS https://www.instagram.com/americanexpress/ https://twitter.com/americanexpress https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanExpress See our community guidelines at: https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/company/community-guidelines/ If you have a customer service issue or question, please visit www.americanexpress.com/contactus