Senior Java Software Engineer - Wealth Management

American Express; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Java Backend Engineer to join their innovative tech team. In this role, you will architect, code, and ship software that plays a crucial role in enhancing customer experiences. You will collaborate with talented engineers in a supportive environment, tackling complex challenges and shaping the future of commerce and personal finance. This position offers opportunities for professional growth and development, along with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes your well-being. If you are ready to make an impact and thrive in a dynamic setting, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Competitive base salaries

Bonus incentives

6% Company Match on retirement savings plan

Free financial coaching

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision benefits

Flexible working model

20+ weeks paid parental leave

Access to wellness centers

Confidential counseling support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with Java backend (J2EE).
• Experience with databases like MongoDB and PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with security principles and cryptography.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop software solutions for ambiguous problems.
• Mentor and lead team members in an agile environment.
• Foster collaboration across multiple internal teams.

Skills

Java

REST API design

Micro-Services

Containers

Reactive Programming

Spring Boot

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

BS in Computer Science

MS in Computer Engineering

Tools

Git

Jenkins

IntelliJ IDEA

Jira

Confluence

Job description

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

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.American Express 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.

We’relooking for an experienced Java Backend Engineer to join a top talent team working on a fast-evolving set of experimental and new applications, services and platforms that is serving tens of millions of customers around the world. Someone who is passionate about shaping the future of commerce and personal finance; Someone who is obsessive aboutgood designand great code; Someone who can find elegant solutions to hard technical and functional challenges and can work well within and across teams.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a senior member of an agile development team that drives user story analysis and elaboration.

• Design and develop software solutions, think abstractly and deal with ambiguous/under-defined problems.

• Foster the spirit of collaboration across multiple internal teams.

• Participate in solution architecture, code reviews, ad-hoc pair programming; contribute to iterative improvement of tools, automation and practices used by team.

• Mentor and lead team members.

Qualifications:

• Provenexpertisein REST API design and implementation.

• Proven expertise in with SOA, Micro-Services, Containers.

• Experience with Stream processing/Queue - Solace, Kafka.

• Experience with Databases – MongoDB (Or a different Document DB/ NoSQL), PostgreSQL.

• Familiar with tools - Git, Jenkins, IntelliJ IDEA, Jira, Confluence.

• Familiarity with security principles, SSL, Cryptography.

• 7+ years of experience with Java backend (J2EE). Nice to have Kotlin experience

• 5+ Years Reactive Programing (asynchronous programming paradigm) ideally with Spring boot WebFlux, Vert.x and RxJava.

• A BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar discipline, or equivalent work experience

• Experience building and supporting distributed highly available systems.

• Good communication skills.

• High energy and ‘can-do’ attitude.

• Interest in new technologies and tools, industry best practices.

• Passion for shipping quality software fast and frequently.

• Attention to detail.

Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
• 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

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

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.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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