Software Engineer II

The Enterprise Technology Services organization partners with every part of the American Express business to power the company’s growth and innovation with trust and efficiency, and drive competitive differentiation with speed. We support the delivery and operations of technology, digital, and data capabilities, platforms, and services globally. Specifically, our team is responsible for the company’s technology engineering, architecture, and infrastructure, providing 24x7 support to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality experience for customers and colleagues. We also provide product management for core enterprise platforms, and lead technology risk and information security, enterprise data governance and platforms, digital product and design, and enterprise AI platforms on behalf of the company.
Software Engineer II designs, develops, tests, and debugs software applications, contributes to software builds, completes code reviews and automated testing to maintain high-quality standards with guidance, supports and monitors software across environments, and adheres to security and regulatory best practices.
Education Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and/or comparable experience
Knowledge of distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, NoSQL and relational databases
Knowledge of the core tools used in the planning, analyzing, crafting, building, testing, configuring, and maintaining of assigned application(s)
Work Experience:
Software engineering and development experience or a related job
Experience in application design, software development, and automated testing
Experience in object-oriented design and coding with variety of languages
Experience in using AI tooling and agents for development, planning, delivery, etc will be advantage
Experience in distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases
Experience in Agile software development methodologies and practices such as Scrum/Kanban, iterations, user stories
Experience in automation testing and documentation (i.e. automated, functional, and performance)
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the UK is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
Designs, develops, tests, and debugs software applications and systems
Completes software builds through consistent development practices, including the use of tools, common components, and documentation with guidance from peers and leaders
Completes code reviews and automated testing to maintain high-quality code standards with guidance from peers and leaders
Supports and monitors software across test, integration, and production environments
Adheres to security and regulatory best practices to ensure software compliance
Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives

Skills
Automation Testing, Product Management, Agile, Scrum, Documentation

Experience
2-5 yrs

Work arrangement
Hybrid