Senior Software Engineer II

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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

This role will be part of the Treasury Applications Platform team. We are currently modernizing our platform, migrating it to GCP. You will contribute towards making the platform more resilient and secure for future regulatory requirements and ensuring compliance and adherence to Federal Regulations.

• Preferably a BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline
• 10+ years of software development experience
• Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives and challenges and articulate solutions
• Willingness to learn new technologies and exploit them to their optimal potential
• Strong experience Finance, Controllership, Treasury Applications
• Strong background with Java, Python, Pyspark, SQL, Concurrency/parallelism, oracle, big data, in-memory computing platforms
• Cloud experience with GCP would be a preference
• Conduct IT requirements gathering.
• Define problems and provide solution alternatives.
• Solution Architecture and system design.
• Create detailed system design documentation.
• Implement deployment plans.
• Understand business requirements with the objective of providing high-quality IT solutions.
• Support team in different phases of the project including problem definition, effort estimation, diagnosis, solution generation, design and deployment.
• Under supervision participate in unit-level and organizational initiatives with the objective of providing high-quality and value adding consulting solutions.
• Troubleshoot issues, diagnose problems, and conduct root-cause analysis.
• Perform secondary research as instructed by supervisor to assist in strategy and business planning.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong experience with Cloud architecture
• Deep understanding of SDLC, OOAD, CI/CD, Containerization, Agile, Java, PL/SQL

Preferred Qualifications:

• GCP
• Big data processing systems
• Finance Treasury
• Cash Management
• Kotlin experience
• Kafka
• Open Telemetry
• Network

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
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• 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

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.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.