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API Engineer

London, UK
Cloud Engineer DevOps Engineer Infrastructure Engineer Operations Engineer Platform Engineer Software Developer in Test
Actively hiring

API Engineer

American Express
London, UK
Cloud Engineer DevOps Engineer Infrastructure Engineer Operations Engineer Platform Engineer Software Developer in Test
American Express
Actively hiring

hackajob is partnering with American Express to fill this position. Create a profile to be automatically considered for this role—and others that match your experience.

 
Enterprise Architecture is an organization within the Chief Technology Office at American Express and it is a key enabler of the company’s technology strategy. The four pillars of Enterprise Architecture include: 
  • Architecture as Code: this pillar owns and operates foundational technologies that are leveraged by engineering teams across the enterprise. 
  • Architecture as Design: this pillar includes the solution and technical design for transformation programs and business critical projects which need architectural guidance and support. 
  • Governance: this pillar is responsible for defining technical standards, and developing innovative tools that automate controls to ensure compliance. 
  • Colleague Enablement: this pillar is focused on colleague development, recognition, training, and enterprise outreach.  
How will you make an impact in this role?
  • Develop new API frameworks in technologies such as REST and gRPC 
  • Build API solutions using rapidly evolving technologies such as Istio and Envoy 
  • Help pivot toward serverless, FaaS based architectures 
  • Build platforms to help teams across the company quickly deploy B2B and A2A services 
  • Evangelize the API engineering transformation at an accelerated pace 
  • Collaborate with technology peers and leaders to gain strategic alignment 
  • Foster innovation and experimentation 
  • Develop new API frameworks, which empower our developer base, and allow us to increase of development velocity. 
 Minimum Qualifications: 
  • University degree in computer science or equivalent 
  • Proven years of engineering experience, with emphasis on building high volume, highly scalable systems 
  • Experience with the following technologies: Linux, Python, JavaScript, REST, Open API, Kubernetes, Istio, Envoy, gRPC, and other Cloud Native technologies. 
  • A firm understanding of networking principles: DNS, TCP, TLS, HTTP 
  • Experience developing architecture and E2E solutions that conform to requirements for privacy, security and compliance 
  • The ability to look at code and derive time and space complexity 
  • Deep experience with multiple open-source solutions 
  • The ability to learn new technologies quickly and teach them to others. 

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