American Express ยท 1 day ago
Senior Software Engineer - Global Dining
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$123K/yr - $215K/yr
5+ years expAmerican Express is a company with a long history of innovation and a commitment to its customers and employees. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for developing exciting features for restaurant partners, working in a dynamic environment to enhance the digital dining experience.
Credit CardsFinanceFinancial ServicesPaymentsTravel
Responsibilities
Play a crucial role in taking our product to the next level
Build out exciting features for our restaurant partners
Work quickly while producing pristine work
Thrive in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment
Collaborate and innovate
Work closely with a team
Work with stakeholders outside the Engineering team including our Product, Sales and Account Management teams
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering or equivalent work experience
5+ years of experience working as a Software Engineer, preferably in a fast-paced startup environment
Self-starter but very comfortable working closely with a team
Comfortable working with stakeholders outside the Engineering team including our Product, Sales and Account Management teams
You have strong expertise with the following: Python / Web frameworks
SQL / MySQL / Postgres
RDBMS and database design
AWS - EC2 / RDS / S3 / SQS
Unit/Functional Testing
Linux/UNIX
Implementing and building APIs
Preferred
Python/MySQL Experience
SQL Performance tuning
Microservice architectures
Kafka / Celery / Flask / Django / Supervisor / MongoDB
Dev-ops experience
Jira or other project management tool
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
Current Stage
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Leadership Team
Brett Mooney
CEO & Country Manager, American Express Canada
Stephen J. Squeri
Chairman and CEO
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