Senior Software Engineer II

American Express; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

American Express in Phoenix seeks software engineers to join Amex Tech, contributing to distributed systems and open-source initiatives that power our global services. You will collaborate with talented teams to design, build, test, and maintain scalable applications across multi-tiered architectures.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in CS/CE or equivalent experience, expertise in distributed systems and databases, and strong knowledge of Agile practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of distributed systems, NoSQL and relational databases.
• Knowledge of core tools for planning, analyzing, crafting, building, testing, configuring, and maintaining assigned applications.
• Software engineering experience or a related role.
• Expertise in application design, software development, and automated testing.
• Experience in object-oriented design and coding with multiple languages.
• Experience in distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases.
• Experience in Agile software development methodologies (Scrum/Kanban, iterations, user stories).
• Experience in automation testing and documentation.

Skills

Distributed systems

NoSQL

Relational databases

Agile/Scrum

Automation testing

Object-oriented design

Multi-language coding

Education

Bachelor's in CS/CE

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues. The Technology organization enables and accelerates the company’s growth strategies, delivering global capabilities and services in support of Amex’s customers and colleagues, while maintaining 24/7 servicing and availability to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality customer experience. Technology provides the foundation for everything we do in the company while driving differentiation through building and leveraging innovative technology and data insights. Global Commercial Services (GCS) serves millions of business customers around the world, from mom-and-pop shops to approximately 70% of the S&P 500. We are the number one issuer of small business cards, the industry leader in corporate T&E and represent approximately 40% of the company’s total revenues. Our vision is to be essential to our customers’ businesses every day. We do that by offering a diverse suite of payment and cashflow tools our customers need to run and grow their businesses, from a wide range of traditional card products, to working capital and supply chain financing, to new digital solutions that make it easy for our customers to manage their financial and payment needs.

Education Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and/or comparable experience; advanced degree preferred

Knowledge of distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, NoSQL, and relational databases

Knowledge of the core tools used in the planning, analyzing, crafting, building, testing, configuring, and maintaining of assigned application(s)

Work Experience:

Software engineering and development experience or a related job

Expertise in application design, software development, and automated testing

Experience in object-oriented design and coding with variety of languages

Experience in distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases

Experience in Agile software development methodologies and practices such as Scrum/Kanban, iterations, user stories

Experience in automation testing and documentation (i.e. automated, functional, and performance)

Licenses and Certifications:

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.