American Express—Software Engineer I

Job description

Description: The Enterprise Technology Services organization partners with every part of the American Express business to power the company’s growth and innovation with trust and efficiency and drive competitive differentiation with speed. We support the delivery and operations of technology, digital, and data capabilities, platforms, and services globally. Specifically, our team is responsible for the company’s technology engineering, architecture, and infrastructure, providing 24x7 support to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality experience for customers and colleagues. We also provide product management for core enterprise platforms, and lead technology risk and information security, enterprise data governance and platforms, digital product and design, and enterprise AI platforms on behalf of the company. 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. Requirements: Education Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and/or comparable experience - Knowledge of distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, NoSQL and relational databases - Knowledge of the core tools used in the planning, analyzing, crafting, building, testing, configuring, and maintaining of assigned application(s) Work Experience: - Upto 2 years of Software engineering and development experience or a related job - 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 databases - Experience in Agile software development methodologies and practices such as Scrum/Kanban, iterations, user stories - Experience in automation testing and documentation (i.e. automated, functional, and performance) - Knowledge in Java/Go is preferred 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