Manager - Software Engineering

Job ID: 26014096Posted: 2026-10-05Location: Sunrise, FL, United StatesSalary: $123000 - $215250 annually + bonus + benefitsJob Function: Engineering & ArchitectureSchedule: Full timeShift: DayWorkplace: HybridCareer Area: TechnologyCompany: American ExpressResponsibilitiesWork with a team of highly talented engineers to build and deliver the roadmap.Ensure alignment of architecture, standards, tools, and delivery methods across engineering and architecture teams.Lead, mentor, and grow engineering teams focused on building high-scale, high-performance applications.Drive a culture of continuous learning, improvement, and evolving ways of working to strengthen engineering capabilities, platforms, and team growth.Collaborate with stakeholders across Product, Design, Business, and Technology to drive change required for product execution.Drive roadmap execution and strategic direction within your area of responsibility.Act as a change agent, challenging the status quo and driving improvements to how teams build and deliver software.QualificationsBachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical field. 10+ years of experience building customer-facing software products at scale.Proven experience as a people leader.Hands-on experience building customer-facing web applications using modern web frameworks and technologies, including React, Redux, Flux, Angular, Node.js, GraphQL, REST APIs, Java and cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS.Proven success engineering and deploying large-scale web products in an agile product development environment.Technical Expertise: Web architecture & system designModern JavaScript frameworksMicroservices and API gateway patternsObservability, data orchestration, and backend performance tuningCI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, etc.)Automation frameworks and testing strategies (unit, integration, E2E)Performance and reliability engineering