Junior Software Engineer: Java Microservices & AI Tools

Socket.dev; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

American Express is seeking a Software Engineer I in Phoenix to develop and maintain scalable software. You will contribute to code reviews, automated testing, and debugging while supporting software across test, staging, and production environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product teams and applying AI-assisted tooling to improve code quality. The ideal candidate has a Computer Science background or equivalent experience, 2+ years in Java, and familiarity with Spring, RESTful

Qualifications

• Computer Science degree or equivalent experience in software development.
• Minimum 2 years of professional Java development experience.
• Hands-on design, development and automated testing of software.
• Experience with distributed systems and relational or NoSQL databases.
• Ability to interpret technical and business objectives and craft practical solutions.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and domains, and think creatively.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software applications.
• Write clean, efficient, well-documented code.
• Conduct code reviews and automated testing with guidance.
• Debug software components and remediate defects.
• Monitor and support software across test, integration, and production environments.
• Collaborate with product and business teams to align tech initiatives with business goals.
• Leverage AI tools to assist coding, testing, and documentation while ensuring accuracy and quality.

Skills

Java development

Distributed systems

Agile methodologies

Problem solving

Communication skills

Debugging

Automated testing

Learning and adaptation

Education

Computer Science degree

Tools

Vert.x

Spring

Spring Boot

RESTful microservices

Apache Spark

PostgreSQL

Cassandra

Kafka

Yugabyte

Job description

American Express is seeking a Software Engineer I in Phoenix to develop and maintain scalable software. You will contribute to code reviews, automated testing, and debugging while supporting software across test, staging, and production environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product teams and applying AI-assisted tooling to improve code quality. The ideal candidate has a Computer Science background or equivalent experience, 2+ years in Java, and familiarity with Spring, RESTful