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Backend Engineer - Java - Enterprise Communications Platform
AWM-8698-Backend Engineer - Java - Enterprise Communications Platform
6/17/2025
6/22/2025
Negotiable
Permanent

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www.amex.com
Sunrise, FL, 33322, USA
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
United States
33322

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At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

The U.S. Consumer Services and Digital Technology (USCDT) Team brings together foundational strategic technology capabilities in digital experience engineering, AI/ML, marketing technology, enterprise communications, travel and lifestyle, and automation, grounded in our data technology model that prioritizes data governance and data management. It employs a ground-breaking focus with development responsibilities for customer-facing capabilities that deepen and expand digital engagement, as well as core technical capabilities that cut across business lines and customer segments.

Enterprise Communications Platform provides uni and bi-directional cross-channel communications and brings an Enterprise and Customer First approach. It encapsulates domain agnostic generic technology functions into Enterprise Shared Services to promote re-usability and consistency across communication journeys. Our platform primarily focuses on fulfillment and delivery of servicing related Customer Communications irrespective of communication channels like Email, Letters, Push Notification, SMS, WhatsApp, Secure Message Center, etc.

How will you make an impact in this role?

  • Perform technical aspects of software development for assigned applications including design, developing prototypes, and coding assignments.

  • Function as a smart developer on an agile team by contributing to software builds through consistent development practices (tools, common components, and documentation).

  • Build robust software.

  • Responsible for deployment, support, and monitoring of software across test, integration, and production environments.

  • Automate deployments in test or production environments.

Leadership

  • Takes accountability for the success of the team achieving their goals.

  • Influence team members by challenging status quo, demonstrating risk taking, and implementing innovative ideas.

  • Be a productivity multiplier for your team by analyzing your workflow and contributing to enable the team to be more effective, productive, and demonstrating faster and stronger results.

  • Mentor and guide team members to success within the team.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related experience required or advanced degree preferred.

  • Experience with design and coding in Java and across one or more platforms and additional languages as appropriate.

  • Experience and thorough understanding of XML, JSON, web services technologies, and data structure fundamentals, with experience in multi-threaded programming.

  • Hands-on expertise with application design, software development and automated testing

  • Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases.

  • Confirmed experience with object-oriented design and coding with variety of languages.

  • Experience with Continuous integration/deployment (Git, GitHub actions, Jenkins, Maven, Mockito, JMeter).

  • Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Should have excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

  • UI experience using React, Node a plus.

  • Backend experience including NoSQL, and relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL a plus.

Qualifications

Salary Range: $85,000.00 to $150,000.00 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.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

  • 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

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site .

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions.

Job: Technology

Primary Location: US-Florida-Sunrise

Schedule Full-time

Req ID: 25010227

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