Sr Software Engineer II - Global Commercial Services

Sr Software Engineer II - Global Commercial Services

FL, United States

Phoenix, AZ, United States

Sunrise, FL, United States

New York, NY, United States

(Hybrid)

** Job Description*
* ** How will you make an impact in this role?*
* 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.

** Responsibilities*
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* Role and Responsibilities:

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* + 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[1][1][1][1]concept (POC) activities.

+ Integrate analytics and instrumentation tool chains 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.

** Qualifications*
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* Minimum Qualifications:

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

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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 Cockroach

DB.

+ Hands-on experience integrating with workflow engines, orchestration engines, or durable-execution technologies

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

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