At American Express, the business problem is to redefine the merchant payment experience by building a distributed near real-time low latency system that is always available and highly resilient, processing transactions from around the world 24x7, 365 days a year.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 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 learn and investigate new technology and business domains, question status quo and think outside of the box
- Experience working in Agile or other rapid application development methods
- Proficient oral and written communication skills
- Java Technologies
Responsibilities
- Building core features and functions of card transaction systems on distributed platform deployed in the cloud
- Actively participating in agile teams and the latest development practices
- Writing code and unit tests
- Working with API specs and automation
- Using Java Technologies to drive innovation while also finding opportunities for adopting new technologies
- Debugging basic software components and identifying code defects for remediation
- Working with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, relational or NoSQL databases
Other
- Degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related field
- Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives and challenges and eloquent solutions
- Ability to work in a team and collaborate with others
- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
