Job Specifications
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. 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.
ICS Tech EMEA are redefining how we do engineering at American Express.
InnerSourcing is a cultural shift in how we build software at American Express. It recognises that our source code belongs to the whole organisation, not individual teams. By opening our codebases, every engineer at Amex has the opportunity to contribute to any project.
We are looking for the most innovative, forward-thinking Engineer III with a growth mindset and an appetite for challenging our approach to software development. If you are open-minded, willing to learn and passionate about building software using great engineering practices then we want to talk to you.
Our team uses a variety of tech stacks and works with code, data, and configuration to rapidly deploy capabilities across EMEA markets to fill critical market needs using an InnerSource model. The successful applicant will be experienced software engineers with a curiosity for diving into new codebases and working in a variety of technologies to power and protect the growth of our International Card Services business.
When considering whether someone is a great fit for our team, we won’t focus solely on languages used or experience, but their ability to think creatively, approach problems with an intelligent mindset, and above all their passion to Make Stuff Happen! We are looking for good communicators who are comfortable with regular context switching, reaching out to other teams and working through problems in a collaborative way.
As part of our diverse tech team, you will design, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers’ digital lives. You will work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and make your own tech decisions to help solve challenging problems. Amex 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.
Key Responsibilities:
Deliver features with a focus on quality, predictability and throughput
Work in a nimble, agile environment which embraces uncertainty and evolving requirements
Collaborate with engineers from other teams to align on design and contribution guidelines
Identify engineering challenges and drive them from ideation through to delivery
Perform technical discovery work prior to work being brought into the backlog
Ensure our solutions are testable, intuitive and easy to maintain
Drive good engineering principles, patterns, and practices
Be an advocate for great developer experience
Participate in design and code reviews
Celebrate team achievements and failures
Advances the design, development, testing, and deployment of software applications and systems
Drives the modification, documentation, and maintenance of software to ensure high reliability and availability
Collaborates with cross-functional teams to address advanced technical challenges and optimize application performance
Analyzes system requirements and delivers innovative technical solutions to enhance software quality and efficiency
Completes code reviews and automated testing to maintain high-quality code standards
Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
Proven track record of delivering great software solutions
Depth of knowledge and ability to demonstrate hands-on coding in at least one language from Java, Kotlin, Go and Python
Application design, software development, and testing experience in an agile environment
Excited by learning and experimenting with new languages and technology and translating this into working software
Willing to take risks and share fresh perspectives
Self-directed and able to work in an ambiguous environment through the innovation process
Values collaboration and puts team interests first
Contributions to open source/InnerSource projects is a plus
Experience 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 da
About the Company
At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly striving to uphold our powerful backing promise to our customers and each other every day.
These beliefs have been our North Star for 170 years as our business transformed – from helping evacuate travelers during World...
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