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This Engineering role is based in our Global Risk and Compliance Technology organization and will have a keen focus on platform modernization, bringing to life the latest technology stacks to support the ongoing needs of the business as well as compliance against global regulatory requirements.
Position requires Bachelors or higher degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related field. Good experience in data programming and applications systems design and architecture is required.
- Develops and tests software, including ongoing refactoring of code & drives continuous improvement in code structure & quality
- Primary focus is spent writing code, API specs, conducting code reviews & testing in ongoing sprints or doing proof of concepts/automation tools
- Applies visualization and other techniques to fast track concepts
- Functions as a core member of an Agile team driving User story analysis & elaboration, design and development of software applications, testing & builds automation tools
- Works on a specific platform/product or as part of a dynamic resource pool assigned to projects based on demand and business priority
- Sees opportunities to adopt innovative technologies
- Leads and mentors team of engineers
Qualifications:
- 12+ years of proven experience in modern cloud data engineering, broader data landscape experience and exposure and solid software engineering experience.
- Proficiency in building end to end data platforms and data services in GCP is a must.
- Proficiency in tools and technologies: BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Dataform, Dataflow, Dataproc, SQL, Python, Airflow, PubSub, spark.
- Experience with Microservices architectures - Kubernetes, Docker and Cloud Run
- Proficiency in architecting and designing and development experience with batch and real time streaming infrastructure and workloads.
- Solid experience with architecting and implementing metadata management including data catalogues, data lineage, data quality and data observability for big data workflows.
- Hands-on experience with GCP ecosystem and data lakehouse architectures.
- Strong understanding of data modeling, data architecture, and data governance principles.
- Excellent experience with DataOps principles and test automation.
- Excellent experience with observability tooling
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- Support for financial-well-being and retirement
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
- Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
- Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
