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You 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 #TeamAmex and let's lead the way together.

We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking Senior Engineer to join the Staff Engineer team in Corporate Technology. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for driving technological innovation, architecting scalable solutions, and providing leadership to a team of highly skilled engineers. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of designing and implementing ground breaking systems, a passion for new technologies, and a commitment to driving excellence in a fast-paced, global environment.

Our technology stack of choice is React, Kotlin and GCP’s data tools. Experience with two of these is required, with a desire to learn the other. How you communicate your designs and patterns is as important as the correctness, maintainability, and performance. You should have a consistent history of bringing others with you, even in the face of adversity. You will get to work on a greenfield platform with the latest technologies solving multifaceted tech and business problems.

How will you make an impact in this role?

Leadership:

• Provide strategic technology leadership to the team, influencing the direction of technology solutions and ensuring alignment with business goals

• Mentor and guide engineering teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and innovation

Innovation and Technology Roadmap:

• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to define and implement a technology roadmap that supports the evolution of Global Servicing capabilities

• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and standard processes, integrating relevant innovations into the organization's technology strategy

System Architecture and Design:

• Lead the design and architecture of complex, scalable, and reliable systems that meet business requirements and performance objectives

• Ensure that solutions are aligned with Enterprise Architecture standards and principles

Collaboration and Communication:

• Work closely with product owners, business analysts, and other partners to understand business needs and translate them into technology requirements

• Effectively communicate technology concepts to non-technologist partners and foster collaboration across teams and departments

Quality Assurance and Best Practices:

• Drive engineering excellence by promoting consistency for coding standards, code reviews, testing methodologies, and deployments

• Implement and champion DevOps practices to enhance the efficiency and reliability of the development and deployment processes

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree (or equivalent experience) in computer science, Engineering, or related field

• Experience with System Design, Coding, Software Design, GCP is must , React , Kotlin, Data flow , DataProc

• Past experience as a technology leader or Staff Engineer in a large-scale, global organization

• Strong expertise in system architecture, design patterns, and software development practices

• Proficient in multiple programming languages and technologies

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the financial services industry

• Knowledge of emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, and cloud-native architectures

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies

Qualifications

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

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Job: Technologies

Primary Location: United Kingdom-London-London

Other Locations: United Kingdom-East Sussex-Brighton, United Kingdom-West Sussex-Burgess Hill

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 24019696