Data Engineer II

This Data Engineer II role at American Express involves developing and delivering software functionality, creating technical design documentation, and contributing to agile teams. Key responsibilities include hands-on ETL development for marketing data applications, participating in code reviews and automated testing, and demonstrating analytical thinking to recommend improvements. The role also requires a willingness to learn new technologies and deploy working software efficiently.

Must Have

• Responsible for delivering features or software functionality independently and reliably
• Develop technical design documentation
• Function as core member of an agile team by contributing to software builds
• Perform hands-on ETL development for marketing data applications
• Participate in code reviews and automated testing
• Demonstrate analytical thinking - recommend improvements, best practices and conduct experiments
• Willingness to learn new technologies and exploit them to their optimal potential

Good to Have

• Knowledge of Collaboration Tools (GitHub, Rally)
• Knowledge of various Shell Scripting tools and ansible

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements
• Generous paid parental leave policies
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

Job Description

Work Location Options:

Hybrid

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?

Responsible for contacting clients with overdue accounts to secure the settlement of the account. Also they do preventive work to avoid future overdues with accounts that have a high exposure.

• Responsible for delivering the features or software functionality independently and reliably.
• Develop technical design documentation.
• Functions as core member of an agile team by contributing to software builds through consistent development practices with respect to tools, common components, and documentation.
• Performs hands-on ETL development for marketing data applications.
• Participate in code reviews and automated testing.
• Demonstrates analytical thinking - recommends improvements, best practices and conducts experiments to prove/disprove them
• Willingness to learn new technologies and exploit them to their optimal potential, including substantiated ability to innovate and take pride in quickly deploying working software.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with minimum 4+ years of overall software design and development experience.
• Expert in SQL and Data warehousing concepts.
• Hands-on expertise with cloud platforms, ideally Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Working knowledge of data storage solutions like Big Query or Cloud SQL and data engineering tools like AirFlow or Cloud Workflows.
• Familiarity with Agile or other rapid application development methods.
• Hands on experience with one or more programming languages (Java, Python).
• Hands-on expertise with software development in Big Data (Hadoop, MapReduce, Spark, HIVE).
• Experience with CICD pipelines, Automated test frameworks, DevOps and source code management tools (XLR, Jenkins, Git, Sonar, Stash, Maven, Jira, Confluence, Splunk etc.).
• Knowledge of various Shell Scripting tools and ansible will be added advantage.
• Strong communication and analytical skills including effective presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Google cloud Platform (GCP)
• Knowledge of Collaboration Tools (GitHub, Confluence, Rally).
• Experience in Continuous Integration and Deployment (Jenkins).

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.