Backend Software Engineer Job in Bengaluru at American Express

American Express is hiring for the role of Bckened Software Engineer!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• 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.
• Collaborate with our product team to ensure work coming into the scrum team is well-refined and understood by the engineers.
• Ensure our infrastructure is safely extensible, scalable, reliable, and meets SLAs for both external and internal users.
• Support less experienced engineers with their software development work.
• Create a brand for our platform composed of amazing APIs, a Developer Portal, Tutorials, and SDKs.
• Ensure our solutions are testable, intuitive, and easy to maintain.
• Use state-of-the-art tools for remote collaboration and developer happiness, i.e., IntelliJ CodeWithMe and Tuple.
• Participate in design and code reviews for key components and cross-enterprise initiatives.

Requirements:

• Experience in backend reactive programming languages: Java 17+ and/or Kotlin.
• Proven track record developing lightweight reactive microservices: Vert.x, Quarkus, Micronaut, or Spring Boot.
• Experience in working with stakeholders and product owners to refine upcoming Epics.
• Deep understanding of event-driven architecture and messaging: Kafka, webhooks, asynchronous API design.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or equivalent relational databases.
• Have experience working as an individual contributor as part of a cross-functional agile team. Experience in FinTech is a massive plus.
• Have proven experience in supporting mission-critical platforms with high levels of availability and service continuity.
• Have solid experience in cloud-based architecture and distributed systems.
• Have exceptional written and communication skills and can express dissenting opinions in a constructive manner.
• Self-directed and able to work in an ambiguous environment through the innovation process.
• Care about learning and being open-minded about switching approaches and experimenting.
• Value collaboration and put the Team's interests always above self.