Software Engineer III

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

• Degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related field.
  
• Minimum 5 years of software development experience in a professional environment working with Java technologies - Vertx, Spring, Spring Boot, RESTful micro services, Ignite, In-Memory Computing, Spark, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Kafka, Yellowbrick (Apache Ignite is a plus) and RESTful API’s.
  
• Hands-on experience with application design, software development and automated testing
  
• Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, relational or NoSQL databases.
  
• Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives and challenges and eloquent solutions.
  
• Ability to learn and investigate new technology and business domains, question status quo and think outside of the box.
  
• Ability to debug basic software components and identify code defects for remediation.
  
• Experience working in Agile or other rapid application development methods.
  
• Proficient oral and written communication skills.
  

• 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