Job 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.



Enterprise Architecture is an organization within the Chief Technology Office at American Express and it is a key enabler of the company's technology strategy. The four pillars of Enterprise Architecture include:



Architecture as Code: this pillar owns and operates foundational technologies that are leveraged by engineering teams across the enterprise.

Architecture as Design: this pillar includes the solution and technical design for transformation programs and business critical projects which need architectural guidance and support.

Governance: this pillar is responsible for defining technical standards, and developing innovative tools that automate controls to ensure compliance.

Colleague Enablement: this pillar is focused on colleague development, recognition, training, and enterprise outreach.

How will you make an impact in this role?

Design, build and manage enterprise platform and frameworks for Process Management, Case Management, Work Management Designing, developing, and supporting shared technology services leveraged by the enterprise Taking your place as a core member of an agile team driving the latest development practices Writing code and unit tests, working with API specs and automation Identifying opportunities for adopting new technologies

Minimum Qualifications:

Preferably a BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline 5+ years of software development experience Experience in software design and building full stack software applications and systems is required. Experience in solution architecture including creating architecture diagrams, collecting requirements, and documenting technical architecture. Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives and challenges and articulate solutions Willingness to learn new technologies and exploit them to their optimal potential Extensive experience in designing and implementing large scale platforms with high resiliency, availability, and reliability. Strong experience in applications with high throughput and performance Experience with micro services architectures and service mesh technologies is preferred. Every member of our team must be able to demonstrate the following technical, functional, leadership and business core competencies, including: Agile Practices Porting/Software Configuration Programming Languages and Frameworks - Hands on experience in some or all of the following is preferred: + Java, Python, Go, React, Envoy, gRPC, ProtoBuf, JSON, CouchBase, Cassandra, Redis, Consul, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Drools, Elastic Stack, Kafka, Spark
Business Analysis Analytical Thinking Business Product Knowledge

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

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.