Senior Server Side Engineer - Mobile application Service Layer

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We are looking for a Server-side Engineer to work on Mobile application Service Layer (Backend for Frontend) that will be used by tens of millions of American Express cardholders around the world. We want someone with strong technical skills and creativity. Should enjoy solving tough problems and working with modern technologies. You should not be shy about sharing your ideas and be obsessive about user experience and beautiful code. You will be part of the Mobile Engineering team whose mandate is to develop new products and platforms for American Express customers.  Mobile Engineering’s aim is to build interactive experiences at all touch points of a consumer's journey whether before, at, or after the time of purchase.

You will be working in a large team of engineers, product people, designers, and QA to build the “Backend for Frontend” API layer consumed by Award-winning American Express mobile apps.

Based on experience, this role may be entry level, senior or staff.

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.

Relevant experience and skills:

• Instrumenting code using Open Telemetry SDKs to collect metrics, traces and logs


• Be an owner for Performance metrics and a tech-evangelist for its continuous improvement.


• Building server-side applications


• Writing code


• Refactoring code


• Deleting code


• Build tools


• Continuous Integration


• Fixing bugs


• Asynchronous code


• Performance Analysis and Optimization


• Legacy Code


• Unit tests


• Open Source


• Working in a team


• Self-starting


• Integrating with bespoke lovingly hand-crafted backend services from the days of yore


• Designing solutions for open ended problems


• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

Relevant technologies that you may encounter:

• Kotlin


• Gradle


• REST


• GQL


• RAML

Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 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.

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