Engineer II

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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.

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As part of our diverse tech 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 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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

The Enterprise Essentials team within Financial Data Engineering is hiring a Java Full Stack Engineer with expertise in Java backend development, Business Process Management (BPM) engines, and front-end technologies such as React and Redux. This role is crucial in developing and maintaining platforms that support business process automation for financial operations and global tax management.  As part of the Enterprise Essentials team, you will work on developing new capabilities and modernizing existing solutions in critical areas such as Global Tax, Finance, and GSM Conversational AI platforms, while contributing to essential products like Balancing and Control, Concur, and Ariba. As part of this forward-thinking team, you will work on scalable solutions that streamline complex workflows and drive efficiency across financial and tax-related applications. As a Full Stack Engineer, you will be responsible for developing end-to-end solutions that integrate business rules and processes, optimize workflows, and enhance operational efficiency through automation and modern UI/UX, and integrate AI-based decision-making frameworks, and building user-friendly interfaces.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Design and develop BPM-driven applications: Build robust, scalable platforms that automate and streamline financial and tax processes, leveraging Java and BPM engines like JBPM or similar tools. You will create process models and workflows that facilitate efficient execution of complex business operations.
• Business logic and process automation: Implement business rules using engines such as Drools (or similar), ensuring dynamic decision-making within automated workflows. You will enable organizations to efficiently adapt to changing regulatory and operational requirements in finance and tax domains.
• Full stack development: Build and maintain scalable Java-based back-end services while also developing responsive and intuitive front-end applications using React and Redux. Ensure that the applications are user-friendly and align with the business needs of finance and tax professionals.
• Integration of BPM platforms: Lead the integration of business process management platforms with existing financial systems and tax applications, ensuring seamless interaction between automated workflows and legacy systems. You will play a key role in bridging the gap between technology and business processes.
• Optimize financial and tax workflows: Collaborate with financial analysts, tax professionals, and other stakeholders to understand their requirements and develop BPM solutions that streamline operations, reduce manual efforts, and improve accuracy in reporting and compliance.
• Maintain high-performance systems: Ensure the platforms you develop are optimized for scalability and performance, capable of handling large data volumes and complex workflows without sacrificing efficiency.
• Security and compliance: Develop applications that comply with global financial regulations and tax standards. Ensure that sensitive financial data is securely managed, and that the platform adheres to the necessary compliance protocols.
• Continuous improvement and innovation: Stay ahead of emerging technologies and trends in the BPM and financial technology space. Continuously improve and optimize the systems, integrating new features and capabilities that further enhance automation and operational efficiency.

Leadership Outcomes:

• Put enterprise thinking first, connect the role's agenda to enterprise priorities and balance the needs of customers, partners, colleagues & shareholders.
• Lead with an external perspective, challenge status quo and bring continuous innovation to our existing offerings
• Demonstrate learning agility, make decisions quickly and with the highest level of integrity
• Lead with a digital mindset and deliver the world's best customer experiences every day

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2 to 3+ years of experience in Java development, including experience with Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC).
• Strong proficiency in React and Redux for front-end development.
• Understanding of BPM engines (e.g., JBPM, Camunda, or Activiti).
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Experience with SQL and data management in large-scale systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience in Spring Boot for building microservices-based backend architecture.
• Expertise in modern front-end development using React and Redux.
• Experience in full stack Java development with a deep understanding of Spring MVC, Hibernate, and JPA for database interaction.

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 
• 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.