Java Back-End Engineer

Job Title: Java Back-End Engineer

Location: Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid)

Job Description:

We are building a banking platform that enables teams to create products at scale and power
digitals channels to deliver compelling experiences in a dramatically faster fashion. As an
Engineer, you will be responsible for building this cutting-edge technology framework that
facilitates developer productivity without compromising on quality at enterprise scale.
We look first and foremost for people who are passionate about solving business problems
through innovation and engineering practices. You’ll be required to apply your depth of
knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, as well as partner
continuously with your many stakeholders daily to stay focused on common goals. We embrace
a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning. We welcome
diverse perspectives and people who are not afraid to challenge assumptions.
Our mission is to accelerate the pace of financial innovation and build new financial products for
American Express. Our platform streamlines the process of launching and iterating financial
products.

Responsibilities:

• Design and contribute to API implementations
• Champion best practices for performance, resiliency & availability
• Build software as part of a nimble Agile Team where you have every opportunity to make an impact on the bottom line and contribute to the architecture.
• Ensure our infrastructure is safely extensible, scalable, reliable and meets SLAs for both external and internal users.
• Ensure our solutions are testable, intuitive, and easy to maintain
• Participate in design and code reviews for key components and cross Enterprise initiatives.

Qualification:

• Overall 8+ years of developing internet-scale solution development primarily using Java, Spring Boot and no-sql databases
• Must have demonstrated proficiency and experience in the following tools and technologies:
  • Java 11 (Lambdas, Streams, Completable Future, optional, generics)
  • Java functional and reactive programming
  • Test Driven Development
  • Asynchronous Reactive Micro services utilizing Vert.x
  • REST APIs using Spring Boot 2.0 (reactive) and skilled in Open API (swagger) specification
  • Designing database schemas, index design, optimizations for query tuning
• Modern software engineering tools: git workflows, gradle, load testing tools, mock frameworks
• Experience with workflow orchestrators, preferably Temporal
• Good knowledge of messaging systems like Kafka, mq
• Take pride in writing good clean code, perform peer code reviews and architecture reviews.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker.
• Previous experience with payment systems or real-time transaction platforms.
• Leadership experience in a fast-paced development environment.
• Experience in API development for fintech applications.