Software Engineer — Engineering Graduate Program

American Express; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

American Express in London offers a 12-month Technology Graduate Program for Software Engineers, joining the Enterprise Technology Services team as a full-time colleague. You’ll build software, collaborate with Agile teams, and contribute to secure, customer-first technology that supports the future of payments.

The program emphasizes learning, mentorship, and leadership development, with opportunities to work across APIs, microservices, cloud platforms, and AI-enabled development tools.

Qualifications

• Must have earned a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another technical field before the full-time start date.
• Graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027 is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and improve software applications as part of an Agile scrum team.
• Write clean, maintainable code; participate in code reviews; and create unit tests with guidance from experienced engineers.
• Identify opportunities to apply new technologies, automation, and engineering practices to solve real business challenges.
• Partner with Product Managers, Senior Engineers, Quality Engineers, Architects, and business partners to understand requirements, prioritize features, and deliver value.
• Work across different parts of the technology stack, such as APIs, services, microservices, user interfaces, mobile experiences, cloud platforms, or data-driven solutions.
• Explore responsible use of AI-powered developer tools, machine learning concepts, and intelligent automation relevant to your team’s work.
• Participate in graduate program learning, mentorship, networking, community, and career-development experiences while building your full-time career at American Express.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

React

TypeScript

Python

REST APIs

SQL

Spring

CI/CD

DevOps

Cloud platforms

Git

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Git

Job description

American Express in London offers a 12-month Technology Graduate Program for Software Engineers, joining the Enterprise Technology Services team as a full-time colleague. You’ll build software, collaborate with Agile teams, and contribute to secure, customer-first technology that supports the future of payments.

The program emphasizes learning, mentorship, and leadership development, with opportunities to work across APIs, microservices, cloud platforms, and AI-enabled development tools.