Senior Software Engineer II - Amex Ads

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. The U.S. Consumer Services and Enterprise Digital & Data Technology Team brings together foundational strategic technology capabilities in digital experience engineering (Mobile and Web), AI/ML, marketing technology, enterprise communications, travel and lifestyle, and automation, grounded in our data technology model that prioritizes data governance. It employs a ground-breaking focus with development responsibilities for customer-facing capabilities that deepen and expand digital engagement, as well as core technical capabilities that cut across business lines and customer segments. Be part of exciting and innovative initiatives and join a team of creative, curious, and passionate professionals whose mission is to become the future of American Express by staying on the cutting edge of technology and bringing innovation to life! The Brand Experience and Engagement Technology team leads the Event Marketing and AdTech technology strategy and platforms. This position works closely with our Digital Advertising business partners and product teams to develop and support critical systems and platforms for the American Express products and services that drive current and prospective customer engagement, acquisition, and loyalty via a multitude of channels. We are looking for a dynamic, innovative, action-and-results oriented senior engineer to support this fast-evolving eco system. The ideal candidate is required to be accomplished in the development and deployment of complex software solutions, with a strong focus on Cloud based engineering, various Java technologies, API design and user experience. The candidate should be able to develop innovative solutions, have a pragmatic approach to application architecture, and be excited to work on a varied tech stack. You will be expected to have a deep understanding of the functional platforms, but also contribute to planning and executing the technology roadmap, while being an exemplary team player and contributor. You are required to have a curious mindset, ability to question status quo and technologically advance the platforms, while exhibiting collaboration with other enterprise teams. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, Scaled Agile environment with a team of engineers, product owners and several technology stakeholders. You should be familiar with modern software development methodologies and be able to dive deep and rapidly iterate on ideas despite ambiguity. ### Responsibilities - Lead and contribute to the development of Amex’s new advertising capabilities (e.g., ad serving, targeting, measurement), ensuring alignment with strategic priorities of the Digital Advertising team. - Design, build and deploy new ad capabilities, collaborating across numerous platforms (e.g., Amex Travel, Resy, Amex App) and functional teams (e.g., product, technology, marketing, control management, legal). - Support the assessments of 3-rd party technology solutions to determine suitability for use in the emerging platform. - Collaborate successfully with product owners, designers, and a broad set of internal tech partners (across multiple internal groups). - Perform code reviews to ensure product releases are high quality, deliver excellent user experiences, perform seamlessly at scale, and comply with regulatory requirements. - Partner with peers in technologies to identify opportunities for code sharing, common services, joint development. - Keep up with the latest industry research and emerging technologies to ensure we a…