Java Engineer

life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan, remote work

American Express is seeking an experienced Back End Java Engineer to join the Customer
360 - Customer Domain team. This team is responsible for building and enhancing services that support a holistic, enterprise wide view of customers. This is a 100% hands on engineering role, focused on designing, developing, and delivering high quality backend APIs. The ideal candidate is a strong Java developer who enjoys working end to end—from analysis and design through implementation, testing, and delivery—and is comfortable working in a fast paced, highly technical environment.

• Part of the Customer
  360 Customer Domain
• Supporting new REST API development
• Building backend services that integrate customer data across platforms
• Working closely with other engineers, architects, and product partners within the Customer
  360 ecosystem

• Perform hands on backend development using Java
• Participate in requirement analysis and technical design
• Develop and enhance RESTful APIs
• Implement asynchronous and non blocking processing patterns
• Write clean, maintainable, and well tested code
• Conduct unit testing and support integration testing
• Collaborate with team members on design decisions and implementation approaches
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across application layers
• Ensure code quality, performance, and scalability
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development practices

• 3+ years of professional experience as a Java Engineer (ideally 5+)
• Strong experience building RESTful APIs
• Hands on experience with asynchronous programming in Java
  • Non blocking or concurrent processing
  • Async service-to-service communication
• Experience working with databases, including:
  • SQL databases (e.g., relational databases)
  • No
    
    SQL databases (e.g., document or key value stores)
• Strong understanding of backend development best practices
• Experience performing analysis, design, coding, and testing independently

• Experience working in large enterprise environments
• Exposure to customer data or customer identity domains
• Familiarity with modern backend architectures
• Ability to thrive in hybrid onsite/remote work models
• Strong problem solving and communication skills

• Hybrid schedule: 3 days onsite per week in Sunrise, FL
• Collaborative team setting supporting long term enterprise initiatives
• Stable, long term engagement (3+ years)

The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $60.00/hr eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract position based out of Sunrise, FL.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.