DescriptionYou Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.As part of our diverse technology team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers’ digital lives. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve complicated 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.The Chief Technology Officer Organization’s vision is to set the standard for technical excellence, talent, strategy, and standards across Technology. It also seeks to cultivate and develop technical innovation, as well as elevate and amplify the technical heartbeat of the organization.Roles and Responsibilities:Contribute to high level design as well as detailed design of complex subsystems with emphasis in high availability and low latency.Define and revise architectural guiding principles to steer our platform and solution development together with our other solution architects.Conduct proof of concept to validate the feasibility and performance of proposed solutions aligning with project goals and requirements.Engage and work with multi-functional leaders to understand and help define business principles, goals, and strategy within scope of responsibility. Know the latest with industry trends and new technologies.Expertise in the definition and implementation of effective software engineering practices and processes that result in high speed to market: i.e., open-source style project maintainers, PR review process, issue triage, code reviews, code contribution metrics definition, test automation strategy, CI/CD optimization, etc. Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Science Engineering, or related field.8+ years of software development experience. Experience in all phases of software development including design, configuration, testing, debugging, implementation, and support of large-scale, business centric and process-based applications3+ years of development experience with Java (minimum Java 8), Python, or Go4+ years of development experience with Web Technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Next.js etc.)Demonstrated experience in Agile development, application design, software development, and testing.Strong technical capability with a driven desire to learn new skills and industry trends.Demonstrated experience with object-oriented design and coding with variety of languages and proven ability to understand and use complex data structures and associated components.Must be willing and able to express new ideas, concerns, and opinions directly to wider team including tech and business partners in team meetings in person or video/tele conferencing.Must have experience of writing applications for deployment on cloud environment including OpenShift and Docker containers.Must have experience with performance and monitoring tools e.g., Splunk, Dynatrace, ELKAnalytical skills and knack of looking for non-obvious solutions.Knowledge CI/CD, system testing, test automation. Experience in infrastructure, application monitoring, platform stabilization and Investment performance a plus.Preferred Qualifications:Knowledge of Function As a Service (FaaS) & LambdaExperience with Event Driven and Reactive Programming.Experience developing solutions considering web privacy and security regulations.QualificationsSalary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 annually + bonus + benefitsThe 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 our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include: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 opportunitiesFor 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.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.US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the “Know Your Rights” poster and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new browser window: to access the three posters.Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positionsJob Field: TechnologiesSchedule: Full-time