American Express

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.

Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues.

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Staff Engineer to join our multifaceted, self-led engineering team. In this role, you will provide technical leadership across multiple teams and domains, influencing architecture, mentoring engineers, and ensuring the delivery of scalable, high-quality systems that power our real-time expense management platform. This is a high-impact role suited for individuals who flourish with multi-functional collaboration, are comfortable with ambiguity, and can drive technical excellence at scale.

We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking Staff Engineer to join the Global Servicing Technology team at American Express. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for driving technological innovation, architecting scalable solutions, and providing leadership to a team of highly skilled engineers. The ideal candidate will have a consistent track record of designing and implementing ground breaking systems, a passion for new technologies, and a commitment to driving excellence in a fast-paced, global environment.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership:

• Provide strategic technical leadership to the Global Servicing Technology team, influencing the direction of technology solutions and ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Mentor and guide a team of engineers, encouraging a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and innovation.

Innovation and Technology Roadmap

• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to define and implement a technology roadmap that supports the evolution of Global Servicing capabilities.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and standard methodologies, integrating relevant innovations into the organization's technical strategy.

System Architecture and Design

• Own the design and architecture of sophisticated, scalable, and reliable systems that meet business requirements and performance objectives.
• Ensure that solutions are aligned with enterprise architecture standards and principles.

Collaboration and Communication

• Work closely with product owners, business analysts, and other collaborators to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements.
• Optimally communicate technical concepts to non-technical collaborators and develop collaboration across teams and departments.

Quality Assurance and Best Practices

• Drive engineering excellence by promoting best practices in coding standards, code reviews, testing methodologies, and deployment processes.
• Implement and champion DevOps practices to enhance the efficiency and reliability of the development and deployment lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience as a technical leader or Staff engineer in a large-scale, global organization.
• Strong expertise in system architecture, design patterns, and software development best practices.
• Proficient in multiple programming languages and technologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred

• Experience in the financial services industry.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, and cloud-native architectures.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• If you are passionate about shaping the future of technology in the financial services industry and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, we invite you to apply for this phenomenal opportunity to contribute to the success of American Express and its customers.

Salary Range: $170,000.00 to $255,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits.

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

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
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
• 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

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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