Description
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.
How will you make an impact in this role?
Our Software Engineers not only understand how technology works, but how that technology intersects with the people who count on it every day. Today, innovative ideas, insight and new perspectives are at the core of how we create a more powerful, personal and fulfilling experience for all our customers. The Global Accounts Receivables team is part of the Enterprise Platforms Centre of Excellence (COE). The team is responsible for enhancing customer experience through development and enhancement of AR capabilities. The platform is on a multi-year modernization journey migrating from mainframe infrastructure onto the cloud. So, if you’re interested in a career creating breakthrough software and making an impact on an audience of millions, look no further.
There are hundreds of opportunities to make your mark on technology and life at American Express. Here’s just some of what you’ll be doing:- Taking your place as a core member of an agile team driving the latest development practices.
- Developing software on a hybrid of mainframe and cloud technology stack.
- Writing code and unit tests, working with API specs and automation.
- Participating in and lead code reviews and testing and identifying code defects for remediation.
- Functioning as a leader on an agile team by contributing to software builds through consistent development practices.
- Influencing team members with creative changes and improvements by challenging status quo and demonstrating risk taking.
- Leading the automated deployment, support and monitoring of software across test, integration and production environments.
- Identifying opportunities for adopting new technologies.
- Mentoring and guiding junior team members to success within the team.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related experience required; advanced degree preferred.
- 7+ years of software development experience in a professional environment and/or comparable experience such as familiar with Agile or other rapid application development methods.
- Experience with design and coding across one or more platforms and languages as appropriate.
- Hands-on expertise with application design, software development and automated testing.
- Experience with mainframe development (COBOL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, PROCS, CNTL M).
- Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, relational databases, data warehouse, SQL, Python etc.
- Experience working with the GlobeStar/ Accounts Receivable platform, Vision Plus.
- Experience of leading/mentoring teams of engineers.
Minimum Qualifications
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
American Express is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible work environment in which all people who apply for positions or who work for or on behalf of Amex are treated with dignity and respect and are provided with equal treatment with respect to employment, regardless of that person's age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, colour, ancestry, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, family status, pregnancy, disability, record of offences, social condition or origin, political beliefs, association or activity or other factors prohibited under applicable Human Rights legislation (the “Prohibited Grounds”). If you have a disability and need accommodation, please speak with the Recruiter for more information.
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.