Sr Software Engineer II - Global Commercial Services

American Express is a well-established company with a long history of innovation, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to enhance their Global Commercial Services team. The role focuses on leading the development of a next-generation expense management platform while mentoring engineering teams and collaborating with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Play a critical role in the design, development, and deployment of our next-generation expense management solution
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to refine and shape product requirements, ensuring clarity and readiness for engineering
• Mentor and guide feature teams, fostering effective collaboration within the team, across guild teams, and with other cross-functional project teams
• Develop robust platform services utilizing domain-driven design and hexagonal architecture
• Identify, evaluate, recommend, and integrate SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS solutions to efficiently achieve both functional and non-functional objectives
• Participate in and facilitate Request-for-Comment (RFC) processes and proof-of-concept (POC) activities
• Integrate analytics and instrumentation toolchains into application development workflows
• Measure, monitor, and enhance application performance, scalability, and resilience
• Actively contribute to establishing and maintaining team coding standards and system design conventions
• Employ the Linear method to effectively guide the Software Development Lifecycle of the team
• Plan, estimate, delegate, and oversee task execution to ensure milestone goals are met on time, proactively addressing risks and resolving blockers
• Regularly demonstrate both individual and team milestone achievements and progress to the product team and stakeholders
• Gather, analyze, and incorporate stakeholder feedback to continuously improve the product and refine software engineering practices

Requirements:

• Overall experience: 8+ years of experience in software engineering and product development, in individual contributor as well as leadership roles
• Education: Bachelor of Science or Engineering, specializing in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Software Engineering disciplines
• Experience in full-stack development including mobile apps, web UI, middleware, platform services, and infrastructure as code
• Professional certifications in software engineering, architecture, or product management
• At least 5 years of experience building, mentoring, and managing high-performance distributed engineering teams
• At least 5 years of experience in Frontend technologies for web, including Typescript and frameworks such as React, Angular, or Ruby on Rails
• At least 5 years of experience in Backend and general-purpose programming languages and run-times such as Node.js, Python, Ruby, and Go
• At least 2 years of experience with Mobile app development either with cross-platform technologies such as React Native, Cordova, Ionic, or native app development
• At least 2 years of experience showcasing deep engagement with product management and UX design teams
• Hands-on experience with cloud services for application development such as AWS Lambdas, S3, API Gateway, SQS, ECS, RDS, etc
• Hands-on experience with multiple storage technologies including RDBMS, Graph databases, document stores, search indices, and OLAP databases
• Hands-on experience integrating Postgres-compatible distributed databases such as CockroachDB
• Hands-on experience integrating with workflow engines, orchestration engines, or durable-execution technologies