Senior Engineering Manager

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 Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

Job Responsibilities:

• Adept at people management for a mid-sized team of software professionals spanning different technologies
  
• Should be proficient with defining technical architecture/ solution based on problem in hand
  
• Identify opportunities for further enhancements and refinements to standards and processes.
  
• Fine tune the existing technology with new ideas and optimization opportunities.
  
• Should be able to define solution scoping and effort sizing within a cross-functional team
  
• Serving as a core member of an Engineering team help and guide the team in  end to end delivery
  
• Effectively interpreting technical and business objectives and challenges and articulating sound solutions.
  
• Provide technical expertise in driving projects from inception to closure
  
• Perform code reviews, design reviews and help the team to produce high quality systems.
  
• Research: stay informed on technology trends.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Computer Science or equivalent OR master’s in computer applications or equivalent
  
• 12+ years of experience spanning software development using a mix of multiple technologies in React, CSS, JS, Redux, NodeJS, Java, and Pega
  
• Solid understanding of systems design, enhancing automation testing, and improving software reliability and resiliency
  
• Strong understanding of deployment strategies, change management, and application monitoring for quality control.
  
• Good experience of leading and mentoring mid level engineers and liasing with cross functional stakeholders.
  

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