The Enterprise Technology Services organization partners with every part of the American Express business to power the company’s growth and innovation with trust and efficiency, and drive competitive differentiation with speed. We support the delivery and operations of technology, digital, and data capabilities, platforms, and services globally. Specifically, our team is responsible for the company’s technology engineering, architecture, and infrastructure, providing 24x7 support to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality experience for customers and colleagues. We also provide product management for core enterprise platforms, and lead technology risk and information security, enterprise data governance and platforms, digital product and design, and enterprise AI platforms on behalf of the company.

Director, Software Engineering leads, mentors, and coaches high-performing teams to foster continuous improvement and professional development, provides technical direction, directs software development and deployment, drives innovation and scalable solutions, and collaborates on technology strategy.

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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.

• Leads, mentors, and coaches Software Engineers and teams, fostering a culture of excellence, continuous professional growth, and knowledge sharing within the software engineering community
• Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and implement talent acquisition and retention strategies, ensuring the organization attracts and retains top talent
• Directs and oversees the successful development, deployment, support, and monitoring of software across various environments
• Leads multiple software product development teams to realize the company's technology vision and strategy in a scalable, iterative environment
• Drives innovation and experimentation to deliver software solutions that meet or exceed customer and partner expectations
• Shares technology domain expertise with architects and specialists across multiple organizations to enhance technical solutions
• Ensures frictionless automated delivery processes and empowers teams to succeed at scale
• Collaborates with business and technology partners to motivate change and execute product roadmaps
• Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, and/or comparable experience; advanced degree preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of Account Receivables domain. 
• Knowledge of distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, SQL, NoSQL, and relational databases
• Knowledge of the core tools used in the planning, analyzing, crafting, building, testing, configuring, and maintaining of assigned application(s)

Work Experience:

• 12+ years of software engineering & development experience in Java, Spring, Microservices, REST, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes & distributed applications.
• 8 + years of experience in building real time applications in Cloud Architecture, In Memory computing systems and event driven architecture
• Experience in leading and managing software engineering teams, providing technical leadership and mentorship
• Experience in collaborating with senior stakeholders to drive software strategy and innovation
• Expertise in application design, software development, and automated testing
• Experience in distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases
• Experience in Agile software development methodologies and practices such as Scrum/Kanban, iterations, user stories
• Experience in automation testing and documentation (i.e. automated, functional, and performance)
• Mainframe experience is an added advantage.