Software Engineer I - Vertx, Spring, Spring Boot, RESTful micro services - GNST

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

Software Engineer I develops and maintains software applications, writes clean and efficient code, completes code reviews with guidance and automated testing to ensure high-quality deliverables, debugs software components, and supports and monitors software across various environments.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains software applications
• Writes clean, efficient, and well-documented code
• Completes code reviews and automated testing with guidance from peers and leaders
• Debugs basic software components and identifies code defects for remediation
• Supports and monitors software across test, integration, and production environments
• Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives
• Uses AI tools to support coding, testing, debugging, and documentation tasks and leverages AI features in development tools to improve task efficiency and code quality
• Applies AI-generated recommendations with guidance, validating outputs for accuracy, quality, and alignment with engineering standards and maintains accountability for outputs

Qualifications

• Computer Science, or equivalent degree, or industry experience.
• Minimum 2 years software development experience in a professional work environment working with Java technologies (Vertx, Spring, Spring Boot, RESTful micro services, Spark, In-Memory Computing, Spark, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Kafka, Yugabyte ,RESTful API’s, Apache Spark is a plus).
• Hands-on work experience with application design, software development and automated testing
• Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, relational or NoSQL databases.
• Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives and challenges and eloquent solutions.
• Ability to learn and investigate new technology and business domains, question status quo and think outside of the box.
• Ability to debug basic software components and identify code defects for remediation.
• Experience working in Agile or other rapid application development methods.
• Proficient oral and written communication skills.

Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions.