Senior Software Engineer — REST API Ownership, Remote

American Express Company; Elizabeth (NJ); On-site; USD 123,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote flexibility

Retirement matching

Coaching for senior goals

Job summary

American Express is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to transform vague tech requests into precise, low-drama systems. This role offers full ownership of REST API projects, a strong, ship-together team, and a compensation range of $123,000 to $175,000.

Responsibilities include containerizing apps, untangling complex dependencies in Elizabeth releases, mentoring senior staff on Ansible, and designing CI/CD architectures.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience behind your own estimates.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• On-site in Elizabeth, NJ or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Selenium and CI/CD.
• Untangle dependency knots that slowed Elizabeth releases for months.
• Mentor the senior cohort through their first Ansible on-call at American Express.
• Sketch the CI/CD architecture, defend it in review, then build it.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture.
• Translate Python metrics into a leadership chart for daily review.
• Carry a fast-paced Rust feature through code freeze without breaking stability.

Skills

Containerization

CI/CD

Ansible

Rust

Python

Mentoring

Code review

REST APIs

Tools

Selenium

Job description

American Express is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to transform vague tech requests into precise, low-drama systems. This role offers full ownership of REST API projects, a strong, ship-together team, and a compensation range of $123,000 to $175,000.

Responsibilities include containerizing apps, untangling complex dependencies in Elizabeth releases, mentoring senior staff on Ansible, and designing CI/CD architectures.