JavaScript Job: Engineer - JavaScript

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what’s possible — and we’re proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day.

From building next-generation apps and microservices in Java to using Spring Framework, you could be doing transformational work that brings our iconic, global brand into the future. As a part of our tech team, we could work together to bring ground-breaking and diverse ideas to life that power the digital systems, services, products and platforms that millions of customers around the world depend on. If you love to work with APIs, contribute to open source, or use the latest technologies, we’ll support you with an open environment and learning culture to grow your career.

Focus:

Contributes to design, development, troubleshooting, debugging, evaluating, modifying, deploying, and documenting software and systems that meet the needs of customer-facing applications, business applications, and/or internal end user applications.

Organizational Context:

This role of an Engineer will be an integral part of a team that designs and builds large-scale, cloud-native applications and drive us closer to the vision of a robust platform. As a Software Engineer, you wil function as a member of an agile team and helps drive consistent development and test practices with respect to tools, common components, and documentation.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Serving as a core member of an agile team that drives user story analysis and elaboration, designs and develops responsive web applications using Javascript with strong emphasis on React

• Building functional reusable cross platform components and front-end libraries

• Performing hands-on software development, writing code and unit tests, doing proof of concepts, conducting code reviews, and testing in ongoing sprints

• Performing ongoing refactoring of code, utilizing visualization and other techniques to fast track concepts, and delivering continuous improvement

• Developing deep understanding of integrations with other systems and platforms within the supported domains

• Bring a culture of innovation, ideas, and continuous improvement

• Challenging status quo, demonstrate risk taking, and implement creative ideas

• Manage your own time, and work well both independently and as part of a team.

• Good attitude, willingness to learn and collaborate

• Work closely with product managers, back-end and other front-end engineers to implement versatile solutions to tricky web development problems

• Finalizing HTML prototypes into Web Applications by integrating with back-end services and functionality

• Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code

• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers

• Demonstrate a passion for continuous learning and willingness to adopt new technologies.

You won’t just shape the world of software. You’ll shape the world of life, work and play. Our Software Engineers not only understand how technology works, but how that technology intersects with the people who count on it every day. Today, innovative ideas, insight and new perspectives are at the core of how we create a more powerful, personal and fulfilling experience for all our customers. So if you’re interested in a career creating breakthrough software and making an impact on an audience of millions, look no further. You won’t just keep up, you’ll break new ground. There are hundreds of opportunities to make your mark on technology and life at American Express.

As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers’ digital lives. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve challenging problems. Amex offers a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies and encourages you to back the broader engineering community through open source. And because we understand the importance of keeping your skills fresh and relevant, we give you dedicated time to invest in your professional development. Find your place in technology on #TeamAmex.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline with 4+ years of work experience

• 3+ years experience working with JavaScript and building modular front-end applications using nodeJS

• Able to demonstrate good web fundamentals & knowledge of DOM

• 3+ years experience writing adaptive and responsive UI applications

• In-dept knowledge of HTML5, CSS, React, Redux

• 3+ years hands on experience working on React with recent experience in ES6

• 3+ years hands on experience working on Redux or other similar state management

• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, yarn, etc

• Knowledge of Server-Side Rendering in JavaScript is a plus

• Experience building UI that can integrate with backend APIs. Solid understanding of JSON Schemas and RESTful APIs is a plus

• 3+ years experience writing unit tests using React Testing library or similar, snapshot and browser compatibility tests

• Experience in a11y and i18N is a plus

• Hands on experience using Jenkins, Git, Stash. Previous Continuous Integration and continuous delivery (CICD) experience is a plus.

• Good communication skills - able to explain technical concepts to designers, product managers and business partners in ways that are meaningful to them

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.

If the role you are applying for is designated as hybrid or onsite, you will be required to demonstrate that you have completed your primary COVID-19 vaccination series (i.e., 2 doses for Moderna/Pfizer and 1 dose for J&J). This requirement is subject to legally required accommodations.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.