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Join Team Amex and lets lead the way together. 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. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Owns all technical aspects of software development for assigned applications. Performs hands-on architecture, design, and development of systems. Functions as member of an agile team and helps drive consistent development practices wrt tools, common components, and documentation. Typically spends 80% of time writing code and testing, and remainder of time collaborating with stakeholders through ongoing product/platform releases. Develops deep understanding of tie-ins with other Amex systems and platforms within the supported domains. Writes code and unit tests, works on API specs, automation, and conducts code reviews and testing. Performs ongoing refactoring of code, utilizes visualization and other techniques to fast-track concepts, and deliver continuous improvement - Identifies opportunities to adopt innovative technologies. Provides continuous support for ongoing application availability. Works closely with product owners on blueprints and annual planning of feature sets that impact multiple platforms and products. Works with product owners to prioritize features for ongoing sprints and managing a list of technical requirements based on industry trends, new technologies, known defects, and issues. Qualification: Bachelors degree in computer science, computer engineering, other technical discipline, or equivalent work experience 5+ years of software development experience Demonstrated experience with Agile or other rapid application development methods Demonstrated experience with object-oriented design and coding Demonstrated experience on these core technical skills (Mandatory) Core Java, Spring Framework, Java EE Hadoop Ecosystem (HBase, Hive, MapReduce, HDFS, Pig, Sqoop etc) Spark Relational Database (Postgres / MySQL / DB2 etc) Cloud development (Micro-services) Parallel & distributed (multi-tiered) systems Application design, software development and automated testing Demonstrated experience on these additional technical skills (Nice to Have) Unix / Shell scripting Python / Scala Message Queuing, Stream processing (Kafka) Elastic Search Webservices, open API development, and REST concepts Experience with implementing integrated automated release management using tools/technologies/frameworks like Maven, Git, code/security review tools, Jenkins, Automated testing and Junit. We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally: 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
