Front End Engineer

American Express; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salaries

Bonus incentives

Health, dental, vision insurance

Disability benefits

Flexible hybrid/onsite/virtual model

Parental leave

Wellness programs

Career development

Job summary

American Express is seeking a Frontend Developer in Bengaluru to join OnBrand, our in-house creative agency. You will craft high-quality HTML/CSS/JS for digital platforms, build modular web content and partner with UX/UI, copy, and QA teams to deliver polished experiences.

You will work across multiple projects, optimize for performance, accessibility, and cross‑browser compatibility while collaborating with offshore teams to meet tight timelines and 24‑hour handoffs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of frontend development experience.
• Expertise in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience building dynamic responsive HTML emails.
• Knowledge of email best practices and testing tools.
• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager CMS or similar.

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality code for digital platforms using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Build reusable digital experiences and modular web content.
• Execute development for multiple parallel project engagements.
• Produce, maintain, and modify digital experiences and user interfaces.
• Collaborate with UX/UI, copy and design teams to set up digital experiences.
• Ensure experiences align to industry standards and best practices.
• Partner with QA to troubleshoot defects.
• Incorporate offshore feedback to turn around updates within tight SLAs.
• Share best practices to create an offshore Center of Excellence.

Skills

Frontend development

HTML/CSS/JS

Email HTML rendering

Responsive design

Cross-browser compatibility

Communication

Tools

Litmus

Email on Acid

Adobe Experience Manager CMS

JIRA

Workfront

Job description

Job Description

The Global Advertising and Brand Management (GABM) organization has a mission to create marketplace demand and drive commerce for American Express through differentiated and innovative products, partnerships, marketing, and customer experiences.

The Global Advertising and Brand Management (GABM) organization has a mission to create marketplace demand and drive commerce for American Express through differentiated and innovative products, partnerships, marketing, and customer experiences.

The Frontend Developer will report to the OnBrand Director of Engineering. OnBrand is American Express’ In-House Creative agency, and we’re on a journey for exciting expansion. Our ambition is: Become the creative partner-of-choice to build seamless customer experiences for our Business Units, essential for driving results and unlocking value through deeper knowledge of our business powered by industry-defining creative excellence. We are focused on developing forward thinking ideas and work across channels, end-to-end experiences in digital and beyond.

To be successful in this role, the candidate must exhibit outstanding judgment, solution-oriented thinking and superior technical skills. The Frontend Developer will work with the development team leadership to drive solutions for complex projects, and navigate changes in scope to deliver a successful project. They will partner with account, project management, UX/UI, creative, and QA teams to balance the expectations of clients with the execution of creative work.

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality code for digital platforms using HTML, CSS and Javascript
• Build reusable digital experiences while managing and customizing modular web content
• Execute development for a range of multiple parallel project engagements
• Produce, maintain, and modify digital experiences and user interfaces
• Partner with the UX/UI, copy and design teams to setup digital experiences for success from the ideation stage
• Ensure all digital experiences align to industry standards and best practices
• Partner with QA team to troubleshoot and resolve defects
• Incorporate feedback from US ‘on shore’ team during offshore hours to turn around updates with shorter SLAs
• Conducts QA defect remediation during offshore hours to enable ‘US on shore’ team to receive final deliverables within 24 hrs of handoff
• Shares best practices broadly with team, creating an offshore OnBrand COE

Qualifications

• 5+ years of frontend development experience
• Advanced knowledge in HTML, CSS, and JS
• Experience building custom dynamic responsive HTML emails from scratch and optimizing for delivery across a variety of clients, browsers, and operating systems
• Knowledge of email best practices and industry standards
• Experience with email testing software (Litmus, Email on Acid, or similar)
• Strong understanding of web development best practices around security, privacy, accessibility, responsiveness, and performance
• Adobe Experience Manager CMS (or similar)
• Strong understanding of web development best practices around accessibility, responsiveness, and performance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Ability to work with a Project Management tool (e.g., Workfront, JIRA, etc)

Nice to Have’s

• Node.js
• Experience with React
• Knowledge of API’s
• TypeScript
• GraphQL
• Greensock animation (or similar)
• AngularJS

About Us

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.

About The Team

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

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

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