American Express ยท 1 day ago
Director - Software Engineering - Global Dining
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$144K/yr - $256K/yr
8+ years expAmerican Express is a leading financial services company with a strong commitment to innovation and customer service. The Engineering Director will play a pivotal role in enhancing the Global Dining product, collaborating with teams to develop features for restaurant partners and diners while navigating a dynamic environment. This position requires a leader who can inspire teams and drive technological advancements within the hospitality industry.
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Responsibilities
Play a crucial role in taking our product to the next level
Build out exciting features for our restaurant partners and Resy diners
Work quickly and produce well architected solutions collaboratively
Thrive in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment
Collaborate and innovate to inspire teams of people to deeply engage
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering
8+ years of experience working as a Software Engineer, preferably in a fast-paced startup environment
5+ years of direct management experience leading engineering teams
You are a self-starter but very comfortable working closely with a team
You are comfortable working with stakeholders outside the Engineering team including our Compliance, Information Security, Product, Sales and Account Management teams
You have strong expertise with the following: Python / Java / Web frameworks
SQL / MySQL / Postgres
RDBMS and database design
Implementing and building APIs used at scale by Web and Mobile clients
Monitoring system performance
Leading and growing teams of fellow engineers through complex deliveries
A history of taking projects through the entire software development lifecycle from inception to delivery as a technical leader
A passion for documenting how systems work
Every member of our team must be able to demonstrate the following technical, functional, leadership and business core competencies, including: Agile Practices, Programming Languages and Frameworks, Business Analysis, Analytical Thinking, Business Product Knowledge, SQL Performance tuning, Microservice architectures, AWS - EC2 / RDS / S3 / SQS, Kafka / Celery / Flask / Django / Supervisord / MongoDB, Dev-ops experience, Jira or other project management tool, Payment systems experience, Websockets experience
Preferred
Preferably a BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline
10+ years of software development experience especially in a leadership capacity
History of leading teams maintaining systems at large scale
Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives and challenges and articulate solutions
Willingness to learn new technologies and use them to their optimal potential
You enjoy at least one of the following things: shishito peppers, uni, or creme anglaise
Benefits
Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
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
Company
American Express
American Express is a financial services company that provides credit cards, charge cards, payment solutions, and related services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
Brett Mooney
CEO & Country Manager, American Express Canada
Stephen J. Squeri
Chairman and CEO
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