Engineer - React, JavaScript, Node.js - Enterprise Architecture

You 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 #TeamAmex 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.

The Chief Technology Officer Organization’s vision is to set the standard for technical excellence, talent, strategy, and standards across Technology.

It also seeks to cultivate and develop technical innovation, as well as elevate and amplify the technical heartbeat of the organization.

This role within American Express Technology will work within the Enterprise Architecture Organization but will work with teams across the Enterprise.

Responsibilities :

• Develop and implement highly responsive user interface components using React, Javascript, Html, CSS and backend APIs and data services.
• Troubleshoot and debug basic software components and identify code defects for remediation.
• Build reusable components and libraries for future use.
• Optimize components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers.
• Enable the deployment, support, and monitoring of software across test, integration, and production environments. Automate deployments in test or production environments.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams, including designers and back-end developers, to integrate the front end components seamlessly with the overall product.
• Demonstrate increased self-reliance to achieve team goals.
• Influence team members with creative changes and improvements by challenging status quo and demonstrating risk taking.
• Stay updated with the latest technologies, frameworks and industry trends to contribute effectively to the development process.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related experience required; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of strong hands-on experience in ReactJS, JSX, data structures, and algorithms.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience in docker, Kubernetes, React.s / Redux, RDMS & NoSQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, Couchbase, Cassandra) along with CI / CD tooling e.

g. GitHub enterprise, Jenkins, etc.

• Experience with Jest / react testing frameworks.
• Experience with Jamstack architecture and portals preferred.
• Experience with design and coding in Java and across one or more platforms and additional languages as appropriate.
• Experience with streaming technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Flink and Scala as a programming language preferred.
• Familiar with Agile or other rapid application development methods.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent time management and project management skills.
• Great teammate with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Salary Range : $85,000.00 to $150,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The 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 opportunities
30+ days ago