SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER - ATWORK

DescriptionYou Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.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. American Express 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 of #TeamAmex.American Express is looking for Senior Engineering Managers to contribute to the company’s focus on building products, like @Work, to support our large and global corporate clients. @Work helps our clients manage their Corporate Card and Corporate Purchasing Card programs more efficiently online. From performing everyday administrative tasks and account maintenance, to accessing reports and utilizing reconciliation solutions, @Work enables fast, efficient and effective program management resulting in time and cost savings for our clients. Scope of Impact/Influence People leader for a high-functioning team of engineers reporting to an Engineering Director responsible for multiple teams. Leads and mentors teams of engineers through ongoing development efforts Formal people-leadership responsibilities for 8+ engineer Key Responsibilities Software Engineering: Hands-on engineer with expertise in developing complex, large scale enterprise applications Responsible for technical aspects of software engineering for assigned applications including design, developing prototypes, and coding assignments Partners with customers and other internal teams and technical product managers to deliver improvements to the platform Establish and accepts responsibility for engineering practices across teams for example the code review, build and release process and the effectiveness of the retrospective Empower teams to automate demand driven scalable application deployments in test or production environments Apply specialized knowledge of industry standards or practices to assigned initiatives to identify complex and or broad problems and issues and formulate recommendations Collaborates with leadership across teams to define solutions, technical implementation to drive software maturity and practices Leadership: People Leader to software engineering team, including B30 colleagues and contractors, dotted line leadership to B35 colleagues in team(s) Promote, empower, and practice servant-leadership Drives the team’s technical improvements and roadmap Takes accountability for the technical maturity of the team Mentor and guide team members to success; identify strengths and areas for growth in direct reports and guides them to grow in their careers while being more productive on the team Nurture an environment of continuous engineering improvement through mentoring, feedback, and metrics Working with Engineering Director to hire top talent for the team Knowledge/Skills 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 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. Channel-specific architecture skills as required by the platform, such as web, mobile, voice or interactive media Able to assess and interview team members to identify and develop talent Ability to influence technological growth across teams Tech Stack React via OneApp Java via OneData Vert.x Db2, postgres Ab Initio, Spark Cucumber, Gatlin, Karate, Jest AWS, GCP Terraform GitHub Actions GitHub Enterprise Jenkins Minimum QualificationsBachelor'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 3+ years React 3+ years Java 3+ years database technologies (e.g., Db2, postgres, oracle) Preferred QualificationsSuccessful design, creation and deployment of one or more enterprise-grade technology assets, including integration of cross-platform solutions in an Agile product environment Experience with agile software development methodologies and practices such as Scrum/Kanban, iterations, user stories 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 broader technology community (e.g. open source, public speaking, technical forums) QualificationsSalary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 annually + bonus + benefitsThe above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.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 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan Free financial coaching and financial well-being support Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 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 opportunitiesFor a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.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.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.US Job Seekers/Employees - Click here to view the “Know Your Rights” poster and the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.If the links do not work, please copy and paste the following URLs in a new browser window: to access the three posters.Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.Job Field: TechnologiesSchedule: Full-time