Software Engineer III

The Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) team is responsible for managing and supporting the organization's core IT infrastructure, including servers and virtual machines. The team focuses on infrastructure provisioning, configuration, monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting to ensure high availability, reliability, security, and performance.
The IaaS team also supports infrastructure automation, capacity planning, incident resolution, and infrastructure optimization. Its primary goal is to provide a stable, scalable, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure platform that enables applications and business services to run smoothly.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer III to design, develop, test, and deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance software solutions within IAAS Team. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, excellent problem-solving abilities, and experience working in Agile development environments.

The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, contributing to technical design decisions, ensuring engineering best practices, and delivering reliable solutions that support business objectives.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Typically 5–8 years of relevant software development experience, depending on organizational leveling.
• Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise-grade applications.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of technical deliverables.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience developing applications in the banking, payments, or financial services domain.
• Knowledge of high-volume transaction processing systems.
• Experience with cloud-native application development.
• Understanding of system scalability, resilience, observability, and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture and distributed messaging.
• Experience mentoring junior developers and contributing to engineering excellence.

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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.

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