Engineer II

American Express; Burgess Hill; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial sector is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their API domain team. The role involves developing scalable system capabilities and optimizing existing ones, contributing to innovative loyalty platforms. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Java, Agile methodologies, and API development. This position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Competitive salaries and bonuses

Financial well-being and retirement support

Comprehensive health insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Paid parental leave

Access to wellness centers

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of experience with Java 8 or later, Spring Boot, Hibernate.
• Experience in application design, development, and testing within an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and development teams to develop scalable system capabilities.
• Build and launch new benefits for card members using a modern microservice platform.

Skills

Java

Agile

REST APIs

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Job Description: Senior Software Engineer - API Domain

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values, and Leadership Behaviors, with a strong commitment to our customers, communities, and colleagues. Join Team Amex to experience comprehensive support for your well-being, opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

We value your voice and ideas, and your work impacts our success. Together, we are shaping the future of American Express.

Key Responsibilities:

Global Loyalty & Benefits is undergoing an exciting transformation. We seek talented engineers eager to learn, collaborate, innovate, and adapt to emerging trends and customer needs. Our Loyalty platforms support critical differentiators like the Membership Rewards program, continually offering new value to our customers and driving growth.

We are hiring an experienced senior software engineer for our API domain team. You will collaborate with product and development teams to develop scalable system capabilities and optimize existing ones.

As part of the Benefit Experience team, you will build and launch new benefits for card members, and develop reusable capabilities using core components of our modern microservice platform, enhancing performance and resiliency at scale.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 4-8 years of experience with Java 8 or later, Spring Boot, Hibernate, SOAP Web services
• Experience in application design, development, and testing within an Agile environment
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
• Proficiency in designing and developing REST APIs for high-volume clients
• Experience with CI tools and container orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with Git and asynchronous messaging systems like Kafka
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence) is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Go
• Knowledge of the financial industry
• Contributions to open-source projects
• Effective communication skills with business partners

Benefits:

We support your holistic well-being with benefits such as:

• Competitive salaries and bonuses
• Financial well-being and retirement support
• Comprehensive health insurance and disability benefits
• Flexible work arrangements (hybrid, onsite, virtual)
• Paid parental leave (location-dependent)
• Access to wellness centers and counseling services
• Career development opportunities

Employment is contingent upon successful background verification, as per applicable laws.