uild software as part of a nimble agile Team where you have every opportunity to make an impact on the bottom line and contribute to the architecture.
Help build a scalable distributed application that can meet performance expectations compared to legacy mainframe monolith applications.
Lead and mentor engineers, while building next generation technical capabilities for Amex customers.
Collaborate with our product team to ensure work coming into the scrum team is well refined and understood by the engineers.
Ensure our infrastructure is safely extensible, scalable, reliable and meets SLAs for both external and internal users.
Support less experienced engineers with their software development work.
Create a brand for our platform composed of amazing APIs, Developer Portal, Tutorials and SDKs.
Ensure our solutions are testable, intuitive, and easy to maintain.
Use state of the art tools for remote collaboration and developer happiness, i.e., GitHub Copilot, IntelliJ, VS Code.
Participate in design and code reviews for key components and cross Enterprise initiatives.
 
Qualifications
Experience in backend reactive programming languages: Java 17+ and/or Kotlin.
Proven track record developing lightweight reactive microservices: Spring Boot, Spring WebFlux.
Proven track record in terms of building scalable applications by optimizing overall performance leveraging caching solutions.
Experience in leveraging GenAI tools drive teams to accelerate the delivery.
Experience of working with stakeholders and product owners to refine upcoming Epics.
Deep understanding of event driven architecture and messaging: Kafka, webhooks, asynchronous API design.
Experience with PostgreSQL or equivalent relational databases.
Experience with NoSql database like Cassandra.
Have experience working as an individual contributor as part of a cross functional agile team.
Experience in FinTech is a massive plus.
Have proven experience in supporting mission critical platforms with high levels of availability and service continuity.
Have solid experience in cloud-based architecture and distributed systems.
Have exceptional written and communication skills and can express dissenting opinions in a constructive manner.
Self-directed and able to work in an ambiguous environment through the innovation process.
Care about learning and being open minded about switching approaches and experimenting.
Value collaboration and put the Team interests always above self.