At American Express, the Global Merchant Services Technology team is on an exciting journey to redefine the merchant payment experience, and they are looking for a Software Engineer to help build core features and functions of card transaction systems on a distributed platform deployed in the cloud.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of software development experience in a professional environment working with Java technologies
- Experience with Vertx, Spring, Spring Boot, RESTful micro services, Ignite, In-Memory Computing, Spark, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Kafka, Yellowbrick (Apache Ignite is a plus)
- 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
- Ability to debug basic software components and identify code defects for remediation
- Experience working in Agile or other rapid application development methods
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
- Proficient oral and written communication skills
- Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives and challenges and eloquent solutions
- Ability to learn and investigate new technology and business domains, question status quo and think outside of the box
- 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
