Senior Manager Software Engineering

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

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a hands-on engineer in Burgess Hill, UK. This role focuses on developing complex enterprise applications and leading software engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience, expertise in Java and Agile methodologies, and strong leadership skills. The position offers competitive pay, bonus incentives, and hybrid working arrangements to support your holistic well-being.

Benefits

Competitive base salaries

Bonus incentives

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible working model

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a software engineering environment.
• Experience mentoring and leading technical teams.
• Proven ability in application design and development.

Responsibilities

• Develop complex, large-scale enterprise applications.
• Lead technical aspects of software engineering projects.
• Empower teams to implement scalable application deployments.

Skills

Leadership

Software Engineering

Java Development

Agile Methodologies

Communication

SQL/NoSQL

Education

BS or MS degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Java

J2EE

REST APIs

Job description

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviours, 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 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?

• Hands-on engineer with expertise in developing complex, large scale enterprise applications
• Responsible for technical aspects of software engineering for assigned applications including design, developing prototypes, and coding assignments
• Partners with customers and other internal teams and technical product managers to deliver improvements to the platform
• Establish and accepts responsibility for engineering practices across teams for example the code review, build and release process and the effectiveness of the retrospective
• Empower teams to automate demand driven scalable application deployments in test or production environments
• Apply specialized knowledge of industry standards or practices to assigned initiatives to identify complex and or broad problems and issues and formulate recommendations
• Collaborates with leadership across teams to define solutions and technical implementation to drive software maturity and practices
• Manages resource allocation, project timeline, and budget for Software Engineering projects, ensuring alignment with organisational goals

Minimum Qualifications:

• People Leader to software engineering team, including colleagues and contractors
• Promote, empower, and practice servant-leadership
• Drives the team’s technical improvements and roadmap
• Takes accountability for the technical maturity of the team
• Oversees and mentors a team of Software Engineering colleagues, enabling a culture of continuous learning, growth opportunities, and inclusivity for all individual colleagues and teams.
• Nurture an environment of continuous engineering improvement through mentoring, feedback, and metrics
• Collaborates with senior leadership to hire top talent for the team, ensuring a high-functioning and cohesive unit, implementing strategies for talent retention and professional development

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years’ experience with design and development in an Enterprise setting using Java, J2EE
• Experience with leading employees including having one on one sessions to provide regular feedback and mentoring
• Lead reviews of colleagues' work
• Recent hands-on experience with the primary technology stacks within platform portfolio (relevant frameworks, languages, etc.)
• Ability to clearly communicate and collaborate well with technical and non-technical partners
• Foundation in design, data structures and algorithms, and strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases
• Demonstrated experience in Java application design, software development, and testing, preferably in an Agile environment
• REST API development experience
• Demonstrated experience in Agile development, application design, software development, and testing
• Ability to effectively communicate to internal and external business partners on solution design

Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions.

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 salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.