Software Engineer III

American Express; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salaries

Bonus incentives

Financial well-being & retirement

Medical, dental, vision, life-ins.

Flexible/hybrid/onsite/virtual

Parental leave

Wellness centers

Counseling services

Career development

Job summary

American Express in Bengaluru is hiring a Software Engineer to build core features of card-transaction systems on a distributed platform deployed in hybrid cloud. You will join an agile team, write code and unit tests, and develop RESTful microservices using Java and Go.

Collaborate with global technology teams, explore new technologies, and contribute to high-performance, low-latency systems while upholding security and reliability across the payments ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Strong OOP, concurrency, and error handling.
• Proficiency in Java and Go.
• Experience building distributed microservices.
• Experience with cloud-native apps on Docker/Kubernetes.
• Experience with NoSQL databases and messaging (Redis, Kafka).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build core features of card transaction systems on distributed platform.
• Write code, unit tests, and RESTful microservices.
• Collaborate with global technology teams.
• Identify opportunities to adopt new technologies.
• Analyze requirements with stakeholders.

Skills

Java

Go

OOP concepts

Concurrency

DS & Algorithms

Distributed systems

Microservices

Cloud-native

Docker

Kubernetes

Service Mesh

gRPC/ProtoBuf

CI/CD

DevOps

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Envoy

Linkerd

Istio

Zipkin/Jaeger

ELK Stack

Prometheus

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Kafka

Redis

Couchbase

Cassandra

Job description

Job Description

The Enterprise Technology Services organization partners with every part of the American Express business to power the company’s growth and innovation with trust and efficiency, and drive competitive differentiation with speed. We support the delivery and operations of technology, digital, and data capabilities, platforms, and services globally. Specifically, our team is responsible for the company’s technology engineering, architecture, and infrastructure, providing 24x7 support to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality experience for customers and colleagues. We also provide product management for core enterprise platforms, and lead technology risk and information security, enterprise data governance and platforms, digital product and design, and enterprise AI platforms on behalf of the company.

The Enterprise Technology Services organization partners with every part of the American Express business to power the company’s growth and innovation with trust and efficiency, and drive competitive differentiation with speed. We support the delivery and operations of technology, digital, and data capabilities, platforms, and services globally. Specifically, our team is responsible for the company’s technology engineering, architecture, and infrastructure, providing 24x7 support to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality experience for customers and colleagues. We also provide product management for core enterprise platforms, and lead technology risk and information security, enterprise data governance and platforms, digital product and design, and enterprise AI platforms on behalf of the company.

The Global Merchant and Network Services Technology (GMNST) organization at American Express is responsible for modernizing the payments network to enable next-generation payments products. The team creates flexible merchant platforms to acquire, bill, pay, service and foster innovation, while enabling a payments ecosystem to connect and authenticate parties seamlessly and securely

American Express is making strategic investments in new card network products and platforms to allow the company to meet its ambitious global growth agenda. Card Network platform is a distributed near real time low latency system that is always available and highly resilient, processing transactions from around the world 24x7, 365 days a year. American Express Global Card Network Platform authorizes and processes all of the company’s customer card transactions.

Responsibilities

As Software Engineer, you will be a responsible to build core features and functions of card transaction systems on distributed platform deployed in hybrid cloud.

• You will be a core member of an agile team driving the latest development practices, writing code and unit tests, working with API specs and automation.
• You will be using Java Technologies – Vertx, Spring MVC, Spring Data and Spring Boot and RESTful micro services.
• Lead a culture of innovation and experimentation, engage in fun and outcome-oriented culture, and always be ready to try new concepts without fear of failure.
• Collaborate with peer technology and development teams across different locations.
• Identifying opportunities for adopting new technologies
• Work along with stakeholders to understand and analyze the requirements.

Qualifications

• Computer Science, or equivalent degree or industry experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience in a professional environment.
• Strong OOPs concepts, concurrency, exception handling etc.
• Data structures and Algorithms, Strong OS fundamentals, Advanced Java concepts
• Strong development experience using languages Java/ Go. Keen understanding of how to build highly performant systems with such languages.
• Hands on experience in building distributed micro-service systems, experience with Service Mesh products/frameworks like such as Envoy, Linkerd, Istio, gRPC/ProtoBuf; Distributed System Management/tracing and monitoring such as Zipkin/Jaeger, ELK Stack, Prometheus
• Have experience in designing and building Cloud native applications. Experience in cloud platforms like Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift are a plus.
• Experience in using NoSQL databases and distributed messaging systems such as Redis, Kafka, Couchbase, Cassandra in the context of low latency and high transaction volume systems.
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment tools such as Jenkins, GitHub
• Experience working in DevOps teams and Scrums.
• Ability to learn and deep dive into new technology and business domains, question status quo and think outside of the box.
• Proficient oral and written communication skills.

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. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

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.