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Senior Engineering Manager - Javascript / Typescript / Go - Lounge Services

American Express

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 190,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Engineering Manager, leading diverse engineering teams in a fast-paced fintech environment. You'll oversee the design and development of innovative applications, ensuring they meet the highest standards of security and scalability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and create a culture of accountability. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and make a significant impact on customer experiences. If you're passionate about technology and team leadership, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive base salaries

Bonus incentives

6% Company Match on retirement savings plan

Flexible working model

20+ weeks paid parental leave

Free access to global on-site wellness centers

Free financial coaching

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

Career development and training opportunities

Free counseling support

Qualifications

3+ years of experience leading engineering teams.
Strong background in software engineering and API development.
Experience with cloud platforms and microservices architecture.

Responsibilities

Lead and scale engineering teams focused on application development.
Drive the development of APIs for internal and external consumers.
Foster a positive and inclusive team culture.

Skills

JavaScript

Node.js

API Design

Microservices

Team Leadership

Software Development

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

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With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers’ digital lives. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve challenging problems. Amex offers a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies and encourages you to back the broader engineering community through open source. And because we understand the importance of keeping your skills fresh and relevant, we give you dedicated time to invest in your professional development. Find your place in technology on #TeamAmex.

The U.S. Consumer Services & Digital Technology Team brings together foundational strategic technology capabilities in digital experience engineering (Mobile and Web), AI/ML, marketing technology, enterprise communications, travel and lifestyle, and automation, grounded in our data technology model that prioritizes data governance. It employs a ground-breaking focus with development responsibilities for customer-facing capabilities that deepen and expand digital engagement, as well as core technical capabilities that cut across business lines and customer segments.

The Lounge Services team is part of Amex's Membership Services team. We make membership an indisputable competitive advantage by being part of the American Express Card Members digital's journey to find, access and experience lounges. We are committed to delivering innovative and scalable solutions that drive our business forward.

We are looking for a talented and experienced Senior Engineering Manager to join our growing team. The Senior Engineering Manager will be responsible for leading multiple engineering teams, overseeing the design, development, and implementation of complex technical projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software or hardware engineering, combined with extensive experience in managing and mentoring engineering teams. This role requires a strategic thinker who can align engineering efforts with business goals, drive continuous improvement, and foster a collaborative and innovative culture.

Key Responsibilities:

· Lead and scale engineering teams focused on application development and API design within a fast-paced fintech environment.

· Own system architecture and design decisions, ensuring scalable and secure services that meet financial industry standards.

· Drive the development of APIs that serve internal and external consumers, including banks, payment providers, and third-party platforms.

· Collaborate closely with Product, Compliance, Security, and DevOps to deliver high-quality applications.

· Review and approve architectural designs, code, and technical solutions.

· Oversee coding standards, testing, CI/CD processes, and deployment strategies aligned with regulatory and compliance requirements.

· Champion best practices in Node.js, microservices, and event-driven architecture using technologies like TypeScript, Express, NestJS, and message queues.

· Represent the engineering department in cross-functional meetings and contribute to company-wide decision-making.

· Foster a positive and inclusive team culture, promoting collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

· Provide regular feedback, performance reviews, and career development opportunities for team members.

· Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other engineering disciplines.

· 3 Years Experience being a people leader, coaching, mentoring and guiding for highly talented technical teams.

· Proven experience hiring, retaining, and leading high-caliber engineering talent.

· Experience building customer-facing products with performing, availability and high scalability and bringing in new technologies based on current industry standards.

· Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to cater to a diverse audience: executive collaborator, customer, partner, engineering.

· Experience leading and building software engineering teams designing and building efficient software products in a fast-paced, sophisticated and dynamic software development environment.

· Hands-on experience architecting and building modern REST APIs.

· Commitment to drive a culture of accountability and ownership to empower teams and motivate change.

· Experience leading individual contributors and providing career direction, coaching, and building development plans.

· Experience working in a distributed team model and collaborating with remote team members.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Master’s degree in computer science or related field.

· Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP) and CI/CD pipeline.

· Knowledge of microservices architecture.

· Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

· Contributions to open-source projects or a strong GitHub profile.

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