- American Express
- London, Greater London
- Full-Time
- 67 days ago
Software Engineer II.
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Software Engineer II: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This role is for a software engineer building customer-facing financial analysis and tools for American Express digital banking applications.
- The Person:The person will build software and supporting platforms, connect to internal and external APIs, and help aggregate and analyse customer financial data.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has Kotlin JVM, Java JVM, React, APIs, and experience working with web and mobile applications.
About the role
The Enterprise Technology Services organization partners with every part of the American Express business to power the company’s growth and innovation with trust and efficiency, and drive competitive differentiation with speed. We support the delivery and operations of technology, digital, and data capabilities, platforms, and services globally. Specifically, our team is responsible for the company’s technology engineering, architecture, and infrastructure, providing 24x7 support to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality experience for customers and colleagues. We also provide product management for core enterprise platforms, and lead technology risk and information security, enterprise data governance and platforms, digital product and design, and enterprise AI platforms on behalf of the company.
The Financial Insights and Tools group within Digital Banking is responsible for software that enhance the American Express customer experience by providing applications and supporting platforms to enrich the information, analysis and planning available to our customers. Our software will be threaded through the web and mobile applications used by American Express customers, powered by APIs and underlying platforms to consume, and process financial data both within and from outside our company.
We are looking for a motivated, and collaborative Software Engineer to help us achieve our goals of building noteworthy high-quality financial analysis and tools for our customers. We want you to help provide technical expertise and acumen to our growing team in pursuit of our customer experience goals.
Our platform is built on top of a modern stack consisting of Kotlin/JVM for the back end interacting with other Java/JVM services internally, and a React based front end. We reach out to many APIs internally and externally to aggregate and analyze customer information. We are in a period of expansion and growth and thus we are looking for members to join the team to help us.
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
- 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
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

