Sr Software Engineer I
American Express1 day ago
Base Salary
$123k - $215k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deliver scalable full-stack software solutions using Java and Python.
- Lead architecture and implementation of distributed systems with a focus on performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
- Own feature delivery from design and development through deployment, monitoring, and production support.
- Build RESTful APIs, microservices, service integrations, and event-driven systems with strong service contracts and backward compatibility.
- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing.
- Improve coding standards, testing, test automation, CI/CD pipelines, documentation, and developer productivity.
- Identify bottlenecks, debug complex issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement lasting fixes.
- Design monitoring, logging, alerting, observability, containerization, infrastructure-as-code, and auto-scaling solutions.
- Collaborate with architects, product managers, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Influence technical direction and deliver high-impact outcomes aligned with organizational goals.
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional software development experience with strong Java expertise and working knowledge of Python.
- Deep experience with Java ecosystems and frameworks such as Spring and Spring Boot or equivalent.
- Experience with full-stack development, including backend services and modern frontend frameworks such as React or Angular.
- Experience building RESTful APIs, microservices architectures, service-to-service integrations, and distributed systems.
- Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Oracle and/or NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, DynamoDB, and MongoDB.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Experience with messaging and streaming platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or JMS.
- Hands-on experience generating test data and developing and executing unit tests.
- Preferred: basic understanding of AI/ML, generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation.
- Experience with API design standards, OpenAPI/Swagger, versioning, contract-driven development, and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent practical experience; an advanced degree is a plus.
Benefits
- Competitive base salaries and bonus incentives.
- Retirement savings plan with company matching.
- Free financial coaching and financial well-being support.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits.
- Flexible hybrid, onsite, or virtual working arrangements depending on role and business need.
- 20+ weeks of paid parental leave for all parents, including pregnancy, adoption, or surrogacy.
- Access to global onsite wellness centers, confidential counseling through Healthy Minds, and career development and training opportunities.
Tech Stack
Amazon DynamoDBAngularApache CassandraApache KafkaAWSAzureDockerGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJenkinsKubernetesMongoDBMySQLPostgreSQLPythonRabbitMQReactSpring BootTerraform
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About American Express
American Express builds a global payments network and issues consumer, small-business, and corporate cards, plus merchant acquiring and travel services. Revenue comes from card fees, interest and lending, discount/merchant fees, and network services. Founded in 1850 and headquartered in New York City, it operates the Amex acceptance network worldwide and offers co-branded cards and membership rewards across millions of cardmembers and merchants; ticker NYSE: AXP.