Sr Software Engineer II - Enterprise Architecture
American Express8 hours ago
Atlanta, GA, USAMid Level / Senior
Base Salary
$123k - $215k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deliver scalable full-stack software solutions using Java and Python.
- Lead the architecture and implementation of distributed systems with strong 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 durable service contracts.
- Improve coding standards, testing, CI/CD pipelines, developer productivity, observability, and engineering practices.
- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate with architects, product managers, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Diagnose bottlenecks and complex production issues and drive root-cause analysis and long-term fixes.
- Contribute to containerization, infrastructure-as-code, auto-scaling, and cloud-native adoption.
- Influence technical direction and deliver high-impact outcomes aligned with organizational goals.
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional software development experience.
- Strong Java expertise and working knowledge of Python for backend or data-driven applications.
- Deep experience with Java ecosystems and frameworks such as Spring and Spring Boot.
- Full-stack development experience with 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, or Oracle and/or NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, DynamoDB, or MongoDB.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code tools, messaging and streaming platforms, and cloud platforms.
- Experience with test data generation, unit testing, API design standards, OpenAPI/Swagger, versioning, and contract-driven development.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
- Preferred understanding of AI/ML concepts, Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation.
- Proficiency with Agile/Scrum and modern software development lifecycle practices.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent practical experience; an advanced degree is a plus.
Benefits
- Competitive base salaries and bonus incentives.
- 6% company match on the retirement savings plan.
- Financial coaching and financial well-being support.
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits.
- Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite, or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need.
- 20+ weeks of paid parental leave for all parents.
- Access to onsite wellness centers, counseling through the Healthy Minds program, 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.