Senior Software Developer

About Enterprise Architecture:

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:

1.     Architecture as Code: this pillar owns and operates foundational technologies that are leveraged by engineering teams across the enterprise.

2.     Architecture as Design: this pillar includes the solution and technical design for transformation programs and business critical projects which need architectural guidance and support.

3.     Governance: this pillar is responsible for defining technical standards, and developing innovative tools that automate controls to ensure compliance.

4.     Colleague Enablement: this pillar is focused on colleague development, recognition, training, and enterprise outreach.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build and manage enterprise platform and frameworks for Process Management, Case Management, Work Management
• Designing, developing, and supporting shared technology services leveraged by the enterprise
• Taking your place as a core member of an agile team driving the latest development practices
• Writing code and unit tests, working with API specs and automation
• Identifying opportunities for adopting new technologies

Qualifications - External

• Preferably a BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline
• 5+ years of software development experience
• Experience in Process Management, Case Management, Work Management is required.
• Experience in Automations, Cognitive OCR, AI / ML driving cost savings is preferred
• 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
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing large scale platforms with high resiliency, availability, and reliability.
• Strong experience in applications with high throughput and performance
• Experience with micro services architectures and service mesh technologies is preferred.
• Every member of our team must be able to demonstrate the following technical, functional, leadership and business core competencies, including:

·        Agile Practices

·        Porting/Software Configuration

·        Programming Languages and Frameworks – Hands on experience in some or all of the following is preferred:

o   Java, Python, Go, React, Envoy, gRPC, ProtoBuf, JSON, CouchBase, Cassandra, Redis, Consul, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Drools, Elastic Stack, Kafka, Spark

·        Business Analysis

·        Analytical Thinking

·        Business Product Knowledge