At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
How will you make an impact in this role?
Key Responsibilities :
- Manages and leads a team of Software Engineering colleagues, enabling a culture of continuous learning, growth opportunities, and inclusivity for all individual colleagues and teams
- Provides leadership, guidance, and coaching to Software Engineering teams, supporting training and development of best practices
- Recruit's colleagues with relevant experience, and develops, rewards, and energizes an effective team
- Supervises the design, development, testing, and deployment of large-scale enterprise applications
- Oversees technical aspects of Software Engineering, including design, prototyping, and coding assignments for assigned applications
- Collaborates with internal teams and technical product managers to deliver platform improvements and enhancements
- Establishes and enforces engineering practices across teams, including code review, build and release processes, and retrospective effectiveness
- Empowers teams to automate scalable application deployments in test and production environments
- Collaborates with leadership to define technical solutions and drive software maturity and best practices
- Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives
Education and Knowledge :
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, and / or comparable experience; advanced degree preferredKnowledge of distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, NoSQL, and relational databasesKnowledge of the core tools used in the planning, analyzing, crafting, building, testing, configuring, and maintaining of assigned application(s)Work Experience :
Software engineering and development experience or a related jobExpertise in application design, software development, and automated testingExperience in distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databasesExperience in Agile software development methodologies and practices such as Scrum / Kanban, iterations, user storiesExperience in automation testing and documentation (i.e. automated, functional, and performance)Required / Preferred Skills :
4+ years of Python, Java, Go2+ years of Orchestrated Workflow Development4+ years of experience with CICD pipelines, GitHub Actions preferredUnderstanding of configuration management tooling such as Puppet, Salt, Ansible, is preferred.2+ years of experience with consuming and maintaining relational and NoSQL databases is preferred.General understanding of database types and concepts strongly preferred.Salary Range : $120,000.00 to $210,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally :
Competitive base salariesBonus incentives6% Company Match on retirement savings planFree financial coaching and financial well-being supportComprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefitsFlexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacyFree access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds programCareer development and training opportunities