Software Engineer III

Software Engineer III

Phoenix, AZ, United States(Hybrid)

Job Description

Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues.

Software Engineer III leads the full software development lifecycle, ensuring high reliability and efficiency through collaboration, innovative solutions, and rigorous code standards.

Responsibilities

• Advances the design, development, testing, and deployment of software applications and systems

• Drives the modification, documentation, and maintenance of software to ensure high reliability and availability

• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to address advanced technical challenges and optimize application performance

• Analyzes system requirements and delivers innovative technical solutions to enhance software quality and efficiency

• Completes code reviews and automated testing to maintain high-quality code standards

• Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives

• Applies AI tools to improve software design, coding, and testing practices and identifies opportunities to embed AI into development workflows while validating AI-generated recommendations prior to implementation and maintaining accountability for outputs

• Guides team members on effective use of AI-assisted development tools

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related field.

• Minimum 5 years of software development experience in a professional environment working with Java technologies - Vertx, Spring, Spring Boot, RESTful micro services, Ignite, In-Memory Computing, Spark, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Kafka, Python, IntelliJ, Couchbase, OpenSearch and RESTful API’s.

• Hands-on experience with application design, software development and automated testing

• Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, relational or NoSQL databases.

• Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives and challenges and eloquent solutions.

• Ability to learn and investigate new technology and business domains, question status quo and think outside of the box.

• Ability to debug basic software components and identify code defects for remediation.

• Experience working in Agile or other rapid application development methods.

• Experience in automation testing and documentation (i.e. automated, functional, and performance) and related technologies (Karate, Postman, Cucumber, Playwright, Selenium, Jenkins, Github Actions).

• Build automated CICD Pipelines with quality gates, test-automation and automated approvals.

• Working experience of Public Cloud and related technologies (AWS, GCP, Kubernetes).

• Experience in leveraging and building Agent Skills and prompt engineering.

• Proficient oral and written communication skills.

Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions.

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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.

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

• 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 opportunities

For 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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

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.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 26011285

• Job Category Technology

• Posting Date 08/04/2026, 04:34 PM

• Apply Before 08/12/2026, 05:00 AM

• Degree Level High School Graduate

• Job Schedule Full time

• Locations AMEX 18850 N 56th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85054, US(Hybrid)

• Salary Range $103750 - $174750 annually + bonus + benefits

• Career Area Technology

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