Job Description - Senior Kotlin/JVM Software Engineer, Digital Banking Financial Insights & Tools (24023835)
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The Financial Insights and Tools group within Digital Banking is responsible for software that enhances the American Express customer experience by providing applications and supporting platforms to enrich the information, analysis, and planning available to our customers.
Our software will be threaded through the web and mobile applications used by American Express customers, powered by APIs and underlying platforms to consume, and process financial data both within and from outside our company.
We are looking for an experienced, motivated, and collaborative Senior Software Engineer to help us achieve our goals of building noteworthy high-quality financial analysis and tools for our customers.
We want you to help provide technical expertise and acumen to our growing team in pursuit of our customer experience goals.
Our platform is built on top of a modern stack consisting of Kotlin/JVM for the back end interacting with other Java/JVM services internally, and a React-based front end.
We reach out to many APIs internally and externally to aggregate and analyze customer information.
How will you make an impact in this role?As a developer, you will be responsible for end-to-end delivery of your software from inception to production, working on a mixture of green- and brown-field projects, learning from, and contributing to your peer group.As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be applying your experience and earned acumen to guide the shape of our platform and help mentor and guide the team.Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or other technical discipline, or equivalent work experience.Understanding of service-based architectures.Understanding of web applications and use APIs to power them.Proven experience with live applications and production environments; 5+ years of software development experience with strong knowledge in Java/JVM/Kotlin, Rest APIs and exposure to alternate JVM languages.Technical Skills:Creativity & Problem-SolvingAdaptability & FlexibilityAptitude for technology; curiosity, passion and startup mindsetApplied statistics skills: distributions, statistical testing, regression analysisInnovative thinkingJava/Kotlin/JVMDatabases: Postgres, MongoDB, RedisSource Code Control: Working experience using GitHub, Bitbucket, RhodeCode; Production monitoring and logging tools (i.e.
CloudWatch, Prometheus, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, ELF)Container orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, GCP GKE, AWS ECS, AWS EKSCI/CD platforms (we are using GitHub Actions)Other: Git, Gitflow, Jira, Gitlab, Trello, ScrumFrameworks: Ktor, SpringOther Skills (that will be a plus):React tools – proficiency in Enzyme, Webpack, Redux, and Flux.Web frameworks – Proven expertise in different frameworks like React Native, AngularJS, Angular2, VueJS, SocketIO, Backbone, KnockoutJS, Svelte, and Bootstrap.Open-source Libraries – Demonstrable experience with JQuery, MomentJS, html5sql.js, RequireJS, and Loads.Software testing tools – A good working knowledge in testing codes using Mocha, Jest, Unit-tests, TDD, Karma, VCS, and Selenium (base).Databases – A familiarity of working with different databases such as MySQL, NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB), PostgreSQL, Redis is recommended.Cloud management – A strong background in different cloud platforms like Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, OpenStack Apache, and Google Cloud Platform.Benefits: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:
Support for financial well-being and retirementComprehensive 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 needGenerous 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 programCareer development and training opportunitiesOffer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
Job PostingJan 7, 2025, 5:24:09 AM - Jan 21, 2025, 6:59:00 PM
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