Senior Lead Engineer

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

• →Design and implement large-scale, distributed systems and microservices architectures at enterprise scale
• →Lead full-stack development initiatives across multiple technology platforms and application tiers
• →Mentor and guide engineering teams on best practices, design patterns, and technical excellence
• →Drive cloud-native and DevOps initiatives to enhance system scalability, reliability, and performance
• →Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
• →Establish and maintain code quality standards, testing frameworks, and development best practices
• →Contribute to architectural decisions and technology strategy for enterprise applications
• →Ensure security, compliance, and performance optimization across all systems
• →Build highly scalable, cloud-native microservices applications with proven track records

• 12+ years of proven experience in architecture, design, and development of enterprise-scale software systems
• Hands-on full-stack development expertise across Java, Node.js, React.js, and REST API development
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement large-scale, distributed systems and microservices architectures
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines
• Advanced knowledge of authentication protocols (SAML/OIDC) and Okta integration
• Proficiency with NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis) and relational databases (PostgreSQL, SQL Server)
• Excellent communication and organizational skills with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Comprehensive experience with entire software development lifecycle (Agile, SDLC, Iterative)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience with relevant certifications (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes)
• Strong commitment to code quality, testing, maintainable software, and ability to adapt to changing priorities

Location

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.

• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

• And much more!

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!