American Express

Senior Software Engineer I

Posted On

July 18, 2025

Location

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Experience Level

Freshers/Experienced

Job Type

Permanent

Apply By

Aug. 10, 2025

Job Description

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. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this 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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

This role will be part of the Regulatory Reporting team, we are currently modernizing our platform, migrating it to GCP. You will contribute towards making the platform more resilient and secure for future regulatory requirements and ensuring compliance and adherence to Federal Regulations.

Preferably a BS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline
8+ years of software development experience
Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives, identify challenges and articulate solutions
Experience managing large teams, balancing multiple priorities
Willingness to learn new technologies and exploit them to their optimal potential
Strong experience with Regulatory Reporting, Finance Technology and Functional knowledge of key reports for Capital and Liquidity is a significant plus
Strong background in developing integrated distributed solutions using Java, PL/SQL, Flink, AirFlow
Cloud experience. Experience with GCP would be a plus
Conduct Technology requirements gathering sessions with business partners.
Define problems and articulate solution alternatives with recommendations
Create detailed computer system design documentation
Implement deployment plan flawlessly
Conduct knowledge transfer with the objective of providing high-quality & seamless transition of critical systems
Serve as expert consultant in different phases of the project including problem definition, effort estimation, solution generation, design and deployment.
Under supervision participate in unit-level and organizational initiatives with the objective of providing high-quality and value adding consulting solutions.
Understand issues and diagnose root-cause of issues. Perform secondary research as instructed by supervisor to assist in strategy and business planning.

Minimum Qualifications:

Strong experience with Data Engineering Development and large scale data pipelines processing systems
Strong background with Java, Python, PL/SQL and ETL
GCP experience with modernization and migration activities

Preferred Qualifications:

Finance/Regulatory Reporting experience
Capital/Liquidity Functional Domain Knowledge

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

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.

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