Java Software Engineer

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, sharedvaluesand Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

Key Responsibilities:

• End-to-end software development, including back-end and API integration.
• Develop RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs using Springboot Java and integrate with internal and third-party services.
• Function as a member of a software engineering team by contributing to software builds through consistent development practices (including tooling, reusable components, and clear documentation).
• Participate in code reviews, write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests using modern testing frameworks.
• Debug and troubleshoot software components; identify, document, and remediate code defects.
• Monitor application performance and implement observability best practices (e.g., logging, metrics, alerting).
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards, data privacy regulations, and coding best practices.

Qualifications:

• Up to 8 years (Min 3 years) of software development experience in a professional organization such as:
• Development experience in Java 8/11/17/21 programming and SpringBoot is a must.
• Knowledge of Vertx and other event driven , reactive toolkit/framework is preferable.
• Experience with both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Couchbase) databases.
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• Desirable to have cloud experience, especially Docker, Kubernetes .
• Experience in building reactive micro services is preferable.
• Knowledge of micro-services architecture and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with source control (Git), CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and containerization.
• Experience with performance optimization, API design, and secure coding practices.
• Development skills in industry standard languages and tools such as Java, GitHub and IntelliJ
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer science engineering, Computer Programming is required.

Leadership:

• Consistently complete user stories and assigned tasks with minimal supervision, demonstrating technical competence.
• Demonstrate increased self-reliance to achieve team goals.
• Accountable to team for completing work you’re leading and work you are doing as agreed upon.
• Accountable to team for delivery of quality work.
• Ability to adapt to change.

Salary Range: $89,250.00 to $150,250.00 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 you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• 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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

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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