Software Development Engineer II - Decision Analytics

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

As a member of Amex GBT’s Data Enablement Engineering group, you will tackle the organization’s most sophisticated and impactful challenges using cutting-edge data technologies. Working in an agile development mindset, you will contribute to our cloud-based data platform and ensure it scales dynamically and operates reliably. Internal and external clients will use the products you develop to gain in-depth insights into travel programs, financials, and operations. Data scientists will leverage the platform you build to train and deploy machine learning models daily.

What You’ll Do:

1. Writing code – lots of it. We use Python, Java, Scala, Spark, and SQL. We welcome programmers of all backgrounds as long as you focus on data engineering solutions and quality.

2. Foster and deepen understanding of vast data sources in the cloud and know precisely how, when, and which data to use to solve business problems.

3. Implement and support critical streams and datasets that support our business, clients, and data scientists.

4. Design and implement solutions including data modeling, pipelining, transformation, and orchestration.

5. Collaborate with product owners, operations, finance teams, and other data engineers to develop features benefiting GBT and its clients.

6. Apply best practices such as infrastructure as code, automated testing, and code reviews.

Optional But Desirable Skills:

1. Experience with full-stack development using JavaScript, React, Java, or Flask for building small applications or internal tools.

2. Ability to develop and maintain data-centric applications like chatbots or interactive dashboards, integrating front-end and back-end components.

3. Experience designing user interfaces and APIs that facilitate data integrations.

Who You Are:

We look for talented individuals with strong engineering skills.

1. Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related fields.

2. 2+ years of experience as a Software Development Engineer or similar role.

3. Experience with Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD in cloud environments.

4. Proficiency in programming or scripting languages such as Python, Java, Scala, or Ruby.

5. Experience with cloud technologies like EMR, Lambda, EC2, and data pipelines.

6. Familiarity with dashboarding tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or MicroStrategy.

7. Experience with Airflow, Jenkins, Snowflake, Kinesis, or similar technologies.

No relocation or sponsorships are provided.

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Location: London, United Kingdom

The #TeamGBT Experience

• Flexible benefits : health, welfare, retirement, parental leave, adoption assistance, wellbeing resources.

• Travel perks: weekly deals on flights, hotels, cruises, and car rentals.

• Skill development: access to 20,000+ courses, leadership programs, internal job openings.

• Inclusion: participate in global Inclusion Groups to discuss challenges and initiatives.

• And much more!

All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of age, sex, gender, race, religion, disability, or other protected characteristics.

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What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a great addition, don’t worry about \”checking every box\”—apply anyway. You might be exactly who we’re looking for!

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