Senior Software Engineer - Global Commercial Services Technology

The Global Commercial Services team at American Express is looking for a seasoned Senior Engineer I with
extensive full-stack development expertise, a strategic product management mindset, and a proven history of
successfully leading and mentoring software engineering teams. This role will be pivotal in shaping and building our
next-generation expense management platform, designed to provide actionable insights into business spending for
our Small and Medium-sized (SMS) businesses and Corporate customers. We aim to deliver an innovative, scalable,
and highly integrated expenses solution that transforms business spending into a seamless, insightful experience.

• Overall experience: 8+ years of experience in software engineering and product development, in
  individual contributor as well as leadership roles.

• Education: Bachelor of Science or Engineering, specializing in Information Technology, Computer

• Science, or Software Engineering disciplines.

• Experience in full-stack development including mobile apps, web UI, middleware, platform services, and
  infrastructure as code.

• Professional certifications in software engineering, architecture, or product management.

• At least 5 years of experience building, mentoring, and managing high-performance distributed
  engineering teams.

• At least 5 years of experience in Frontend technologies for web, including Typescript and frameworks
  such as React, Angular, or Ruby on Rails.

• At least 5 years of experience in Backend and general-purpose programming languages and run-times
  such as Node.js, Python, Ruby, and Go.

• At least 2 years of experience with Mobile app development either with cross-platform technologies such
  as React Native, Cordova, Ionic, or native app development.

• At least 2 years of experience showcasing deep engagement with product management and UX design
  teams.

• Hands-on experience with cloud services for application development such as AWS Lambdas, S3, API

• Gateway, SQS, ECS, RDS, etc.

• Hands-on experience with multiple storage technologies including RDBMS, Graph databases, document
  stores, search indices, and OLAP databases.

• Hands-on experience integrating Postgres-compatible distributed databases such as CockroachDB.

• Hands-on experience integrating with workflow engines, orchestration engines, or durable-execution
  technologies such as Camunda and Temporal.

• Hands-on experience developing data-driven UI and dynamic forms such as JSON-schema based
  forms.

• Hands-on experience integrating with AI/ML models to build user-facing recommendation engines.

• Hands-on experience setting up instrumentation, analyzing performance, distributed tracing, and
  debugging with Datadog or similar instrumentation technologies.

• Hands-on experience developing, improving, and testing application code towards industry-standard
  specifications or to meet compliance requirements such as Camunda and Temporal.

• Hands-on experience developing data-driven UI and dynamic forms such as JSON-schema based forms.

• Hands-on experience integrating with AI/ML models to build user-facing recommendation engines.

• Hands-on experience setting up instrumentation, analyzing performance, distributed tracing, and debugging with Datadog or similar instrumentation technologies.

• Hands-on experience developing, improving, and testing application code towards industry-standard specifications or to meet compliance requirements.

• Entrepreneurial experience in software engineering and product development is valuable.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

• Play a critical role in the design, development, and deployment of our next-generation expense
  management solution.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to refine
  and shape product requirements, ensuring clarity and readiness for engineering.
• Mentor and guide feature teams, fostering effective collaboration within the team,
  across guild teams, and with other cross-functional project teams.
• Develop robust platform services utilizing domain-driven design and hexagonal
  architecture.
• Identify, evaluate, recommend, and integrate SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS solutions to
  efficiently achieve both functional and non-functional objectives.
• Participate in and facilitate Request-for-Comment (RFC) processes and proof-of-
  concept (POC) activities.
• Integrate analytics and instrumentation toolchains into application development
  workflows.
• Measure, monitor, and enhance application performance, scalability, and
  resilience.
• Actively contribute to establishing and maintaining team coding standards and
  system design conventions.
• Employ the Linear method to effectively guide the Software Development Lifecycle
  of the team.
• Plan, estimate, delegate, and oversee task execution to ensure milestone goals are
  met on time, proactively addressing risks and resolving blockers.
• Regularly demonstrate both individual and team milestone achievements and
  progress to the product team and stakeholders.
• Gather, analyze, and incorporate stakeholder feedback to continuously improve the
  product and refine software engineering practices.