Java Engineer [FORTUNE]

Whether we're supporting our customers' financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what's possible - and we're proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day. From building next-generation apps and microservices in Kotlin to using AI to help protect our customers from fraud, you could be doing transformational work that brings our iconic, global brand into the future.

As a part of our tech team, we could work together to bring ground-breaking and diverse ideas to life that power the digital systems, services, products and platforms that millions of customers around the world depend on. If you love to work with APIs, contribute to open source, or use the latest technologies, we'll support you with an open environment and learning culture to grow your career. Focus: Designs, develops, solves problems, debugs, evaluates, modifies, deploys, and documents software and systems that meet the needs of customer-facing applications, business applications, and/or internal end user applications.

Organizational Context: Member of a product engineering or delivery and integration team reporting to a Senior Engineer, Engineering Director or Director Product Delivery & Integration. How will you make an impact in this role? Software Development: Ability in software development, such coding assignments Function as member of an agile team by contributing to software builds through consistent development practices (tools, common components, and documentation) Participate in code reviews and automated testing Debug basic software components and identify code defects for remediation Enable the deployment, support, and monitoring of software across test, integration, and production environments Automate deployments in test or production environments Automatically scale applications based on demand projections Leadership: Demonstrate increased self-reliance to achieve team goals Influence team members with creative changes and improvements by challenging status quo and demonstrating risk taking Range of Impact/Influence: Accountable for team completing work you're leading and work you are doing as agreed upon Accountable to team for delivery of quality work 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. If the role you are applying for is designated as hybrid or onsite, you will be required to demonstrate that you have completed your primary COVID-19 vaccination series (i.e., 2 doses for Moderna/Pfizer and 1 dose for J&J) and, for medically eligible* colleagues, a booster shot, in order to work in or visit any of our offices.

This requirement is subject to legally required accommodations. *Booster eligibility: The CDC has established guidelines for when adults are eligible to receive booster shots depending on when they completed their initial vaccine series (currently five months after the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, and two months after the J&J Vaccine). If you have completed your primary vaccine series but have not yet reached your booster eligibility date, you will be able to come into the office; however, you will need to complete your booster within 30 days of becoming eligible to continue coming in and participating in company-sponsored in-person events.

Up to 4 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 distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases Confirmed experience with object-oriented design and coding with variety of languages Bachelor's Degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related experience required; advanced degree preferred Expert knowledge on Informatica Designer, Workflow Manager and Workflow Monitor. Awareness on Dimensional modelling concepts. Strong knowledge on Oracle SQL, ETL performance tuning and unix scripting.

Ability to effectively collaborate with Finance SMEs and partners of all levels to understand their business processes and take overall ownership of Analysis, Design, Estimation and Delivery of technical solutions for Finance business requirements and roadmaps. Hands-on expertise with application design and software development in Big Data across one or more platforms, languages, and tools.(Hadoop/ Spark/ HIVE/ NoSQL & SQL Databases). Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases(Mysql, Oracle, Yellowbrick).

Expertise in Big Data querying tools, such as Pig, Hive, Spark and Impala. Solid understanding of data structures, Algorithms & Design Patterns and Strong programming knowledge in Java. Experience in analytical languages (Python or the equivalent) and knowledge about machine learning techniques.

Also analyzing and building dashboards with data visualization tools such as Tableau using accelerator database Jethro. Extensive experiencing in application, integration, system and regression testing, including demonstration of automation and other CI/CD efforts. Experience with version control software's like git and CI/CD testing/automation experience.

Proficient with Scaled Agile application development methods. Deals well with ambiguous/under-defined problems; Ability to think abstractly. Willingness to learn new technologies and exploit them to their optimal potential, including substantiated ability to innovate and take pride in quickly deploying working software.

Ability to enable business capabilities through innovation is a plus Drives Results: Ability to get results with an emphasis on reducing time to insights and increased efficiency in delivering new Finance product capabilities into the hands of Finance constituents. Focuses on the Customer and Client with effective consultative skills across a multi-functional environment. Communicates Effectively: Verbally and in writing, including effective presentation skills.

Drives Innovation and Change: Strong analytical skills, problem identification and resolution. Delivering business value using creative and effective approaches Develops Winning Strategies: Possesses strong business knowledge about the Finance organization, including industry standard methodologies. Demonstrates a strategic/enterprise viewpoint and business insights with the ability to identify and resolve key business impediments.

Strong analytical ability Excellent communication skills High Performance Behaviors: Recognizes opportunities to adopt innovative technologies to enable business capabilities Keeps up to date on current research and technology in the industry Recognizes the importance of collaboration to achieve objectives Clearly communicates ideas and concepts to others Leads work effectively and acts on own initiative without being prompted Provides feedback to team members in code reviews Drive creative changes & continuous improvements Explores new automation techniques to refine the agility, speed and quality of engineering initiatives and efforts Knowledge/Skills: Able to understand and use complex data structures and associated components Designs, codes, tests, maintains, and documents applications Takes part in reviews of own work and reviews of colleagues' work Defines test conditions based on the requirements and specifications provided Has deep understanding of the core tools used in the planning, analyzing, crafting, building, testing, configuring, and maintaining of assigned application(s) Intermediate knowledge of infrastructure technologies and components Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions. American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

Salary Range: $85,000.00 to $150,000.00 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. 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.

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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