American Express
Senior Java Data Engineer-Digital Banking
American Express, Phoenix, AZ
DescriptionYou Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers’ digital lives. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve challenging problems. American Express offers a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies and encourages you to back the broader engineering community through open source. And because we understand the importance of keeping your skills fresh and relevant, we give you dedicated time to invest in your professional development. Find your place in technology of #TeamAmex.We are building a banking platform that enables teams to create products at scale and powers digital channels to deliver compelling experiences in a dramatically faster fashion. We look primarily for people who are passionate about solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices. You will be required to apply your depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, as well as partner continuously with your many stakeholders daily to stay focused on common goals. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning. We welcome diverse perspectives and people who are not afraid to challenge assumptions. Our mission is to accelerate the pace of financial innovation and build new financial products for American Express. Our platform streamlines the process of launching and iterating financial products. Responsibilities: Lead the solution design and implementation of core platform features Proven expertise in REST API Design and Implementation Functions as a core member of an Agile team driving User story analysis & elaboration, design and development of software applications, testing & builds automation tools, implementing new technologies and show case POC. Develops and tests software, including ongoing refactoring of code & drives continuous improvement in code structure & quality. Takes part in reviews of own work and reviews of colleagues' work. Defines test conditions based on the requirements and specifications provided. Partner with the product teams to understand business data requirements, identify data needs and data sources to create data architecture Provide Operational support with building platform monitoring tools/dashboards, ad hoc reports Defect Fixes, Performance Testing, Regression Testing, Endurance testing Leads multiple tasks effectively - progresses work in parallel Adapts to change quickly and easily Handles problems and acts on own initiative without being prompted Qualifications: Overall 5+ years of developing internet-scale solution development primarily using Java, Spring Boot and no-sql databases Extensive experience in designing and implementing secure, highly scalable, highly available enterprise systems Must have demonstrated proficiency and experience in the following tools and technologies: o Banking domain experience. o Test Driven Development. o Good implementation knowledge on Java Design Patterns (eg: Async, Circuit Breaker, CQRS). o Java 11 (Lambdas, Streams, Completable Future, optional, generics) o Spring boot (webflux , Reactor 3), spring-data, REST o Java functional and reactive programming o Asynchronous Reactive Micro services utilizing Vert.x/Spring 3.x o REST APIs using Spring Boot 2.0 (reactive) and skilled in Open API (swagger) specification o Designing database schemas, index design, optimizations for query tuning and database performance o Partner with the product teams to understand business data requirements, identify data needs and data sources to create data architecture o Documents data requirements / data stories and maintains data models to ensure flawless integration into existing data architectures o Working knowledge of cloud technologies (eg: docker, kubernetes, jager, prometheus) o Improve the use case journeys using cache technologies (eg. Redis, Hazelcast) o Modern software engineering tools: git workflows, gradle, load testing tools, mock frameworks o Good knowledge of messaging systems like Kafka, mq o Takes part in reviews of own work and reviews of colleagues' work.· Working Knowledge of following tools and technologies: o REST APIs Specifications using Swagger o Data Governance Toolset: Collibra, Manta o NoSQL databases: MongoDB, Cassandra, Couchbase o Practical knowledge of caching and distributed systems. o Development Tool Central, XLR, Jenkins o Docker Image creation, Containers, PODs o Open Cloud Deployment and Troubleshooting Analytical and problem-solving skills Technical fluency - ability to clearly describe tradeoffs to technical and non- technical audiences alike to help support product decisions. Highly organized with strong prioritization skills and outstanding written and verbal communication - you are great at research and documenting your learnings. A bachelor's degree. QualificationsSalary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 annually + bonus + benefitsThe above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:Competitive base salaries Bonus incentives 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan Free financial coaching and financial well-being support Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 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 opportunitiesFor a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the “Know Your Rights” poster and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new browser window: to access the three posters.Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions.Job Field: TechnologySchedule: Full-time