Senior Manager - Software Engineering Enterprise Architecture

Architecture as Code portfolio:

We are looking for a forward-thinking Senior Manager - Software Engineering who would be responsible for the end-to-end design and delivery for customer value capabilities in US and international markets. You will be joining AMEX B2B API Developer Portal team to help design, build, and evolve a platform that enables external partners to seamlessly discover, onboard, and integrate with our APIs. You will focus on delivering a secure, scalable, and intuitive developer experience through high-quality documentation, self-service capabilities, and enterprise-grade integration support. You would help us lead a team, build, and test new features, execute on our product roadmap, and help drive software and technology decisions.

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.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related experience required; advanced degree preferred
• 5+ years of active engineering, 2+ years leadership experience in a complex technical environment and/or comparable experience
• Successful design, creation, and deployment of one or more enterprise-grade technology assets, including integration of cross-platform solutions in an Agile product environment
• Extensive hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, API development, and related technologies to design and deliver scalable, high-performance backend solutions with experience in front-end technologies considered a strong plus
• Experience with agile software development methodologies and practices such as Scrum/Kanban, iterations, user stories
• Experience with Gen AI technologies and use cases is an added advantage
• Ability to set priorities and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands on experience with automation testing and documentation (i.e. automated, functional, and performance)
• Ability to learn and adapt in a rapidly changing environment.
• Adaptable to changes in product requirements, organizational structures, and business conditions
• Engaged with the open-source community, demonstrated public speaking, etc.
• Expertise in software engineering as well as with various Agile methodologies such as SCRUM and Kanban
• Experience with leading employees including having one on one sessions to provide regular feedback and mentoring
• Lead reviews of colleagues'' work
• Proficient in the common types of software development life cycle
• Recent hands-on experience with the primary technology stacks within platform portfolio (relevant frameworks, languages, etc.)
• Full understanding of Service Oriented Architecture design principles, execution patterns and performance optimization
• Ability to clearly communicate and collaborate well with technical and non-technical partners
• Foundation in design, data structures and algorithms, and strong analytical and debugging skills with customer-facing products experience.
• Able to assess and interview team members to identify and develop talent
• Ability to influence technological growth across teams

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.

• Lead a team of backend engineers and deliver world class API applications using Java on the cloud.
• Responsible for the people management of a co-located and remote engineering teams. Mentor a team of engineers on their performance, and career development. Provide timely feedback and help them grow within Amex.
• Ensure team contributes to company standards (e.g. automated testing, code reviews, and writing beautiful, pragmatic code). Coach, guide and promote creation of high quality, clearly documented, and compliant deliverables across engineering teams.
• Work with product team closely to understand the product and customer needs; and enable the product and customer vision for the company. Collaborate with a wide variety of stakeholders within business and technology teams to prioritize, plan, and execute the development schedule for major product releases.
• Manage Tech OKRs and strive to continuously improve the metrics month over month.
• Engage in hands-on design and ensure alignment of strategy, architecture, tools/methods with software engineers and architects to execute product roadmaps
• Recruit best in class and diverse mobile talent from the industry
• Drive innovation within a fast-paced agile environment
• Lead a team of backend engineers and deliver world class API applications using Java on the cloud.
• Responsible for the people management of a co-located and remote engineering teams. Mentor a team of engineers on their performance, and career development. Provide timely feedback and help them grow within Amex.
• Ensure team contributes to company standards (e.g. automated testing, code reviews, and writing beautiful, pragmatic code). Coach, guide and promote creation of high quality, clearly documented, and compliant deliverables across engineering teams.
• Work with product team closely to understand the product and customer needs; and enable the product and customer vision for the company. Collaborate with a wide variety of stakeholders within business and technology teams to prioritize, plan, and execute the development schedule for major product releases.
• Manage Tech OKRs and strive to continuously improve the metrics month over month.
• Engage in hands-on design and ensure alignment of strategy, architecture, tools/methods with software engineers and architects to execute product roadmaps
• Recruit best in class and diverse mobile talent from the industry
• Drive innovation within a fast-paced agile environment