Senior Software Engineer I in London

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

How will you make an impact in this role? Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success.

The U.S. Consumer and Digital Technology (USCDT) Team brings together foundational strategic technology capabilities in digital experience engineering (Mobile and Web), AI/ML, marketing technology, enterprise communications, travel and lifestyle, and automation, grounded in our data technology model that prioritises data governance. It employs a ground-breaking focus with development responsibilities for customer-facing capabilities that deepen and expand digital engagement, as well as core technical capabilities that cut across business lines and customer segments.

American Express Global Dining brings together world-class experiences through platforms like Resy, Tock, and Rooam, creating seamless connections between diners and restaurants, and the broader Amex Membership ecosystem. Our mission is to define the future of hospitality and dining through technology, data, and design. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience a culture built on innovation, shared values, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers and colleagues. You'll have the support, flexibility, and autonomy to make an impact while helping shape the future of how people discover, book, and enjoy dining experiences worldwide.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead the design, development, testing, deployment, documentation, and operations of complete software systems.
• Function as a leader on a software engineering team by contributing to software builds through consistent development practices (tools, common components, and documentation).
• Lead code reviews and automated testing.
• Debug software components and identify code defects for remediation.
• Adhere to security and regulatory standard methodologies.

Leadership Qualities:

• Self-motivated individual who works well with little direction.
• Influence team members with creative changes and improvements by challenging status quo and demonstrating risk taking.
• Be a productivity multiplier for your team by analyzing your workflow and contributing to enable the team to be more effective, productive, and demonstrating faster and stronger results.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related experience required.
• 5+ years of software development experience in a professional environment.
• Hands-on expertise with application design, software development and deployment of critical full stack applications.
• Understand all parts of a modern web-based application stack from Frontend to Backend and Production.
• Experience with distributed systems, algorithms, and databases.

Technologies used:

• Modern Java, TypeScript, Python.
• MySQL, MariaDB, Postgres, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka.
• Docker, Kubernetes, Linux.
• Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions.

Non-considerations for sponsorship:

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the UK is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries.
• Bonus incentives.
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location).
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need.
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location).
• 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.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.