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 Technology organization enables and accelerates the company’s growth strategies, delivering global capabilities and services in support of Amex’s customers and colleagues, while maintaining 24/7 servicing and availability to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality customer experience. Technology provides the foundation for everything we do in the company while driving differentiation through building and leveraging innovative technology and data insights.
At American Express, our mission is to deliver the world’s best customer experience every day. At the heart of this mission is our Information Security organization, enabling exceptional experiences built on a foundation of trust, service, and security. We leverage advanced technologies and data-driven insights to stay ahead of an evolving threat landscape. We foster a culture of passion, curiosity, and courage—empowering you to innovate, grow, and help shape the future of a Fortune 100 company.
Trust. Service. Security.
We are seeking a Data Engineer in the Incident Response Tooling team to design, develop and implement data pipelines to source data from internal or external sources using various technologies like API (REST / Graph), Data Brokers, ETL tools, etc. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, ability to spot data anomalies in large volume of data, willingness learn new technologies, and collaborative nature to work in a team setting.
Responsibilities- Design and implement RESTful APIs to support backend data engineering pipelines and front-end functionality in case of web application.
- Develop data flows using ETL tools.
- Spot patterns, correlate data and understand its value in solving business use cases.
- Collaborate with the development team to define and implement CI/CD pipelines.
- Utilize Git for version control and collaborate on code reviews.
- Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of data pipelines and applications.
- Identify and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends.
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering projects and bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Information Systems.
- At least 3+ years of experience in Python and Python Frameworks e.g. Django, FastAPI etc.
- Experience in developing RESTful APIs.
- Good experience of working on Kubernetes, Docker and containerized platform.
- Hands-on experience on ELK stack with experience in building logstash pipeline for a high volume data flow.
- Proficiency with data flow solutions like Apache Nifi, Apache Airflow, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory or similar tools.
- Experience with relational database management systems such as Microsoft SQL Server, Postgres.
- Basic knowledge of Linux based systems
- Experience in building data pipeline using Google Cloud native services.
- Knowledge on usage of CICD tools.
- Soft Skills - analytical attitude, critical thinking, self-driving, proactive.
Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for some positions.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering projects
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Information Systems
- 3+ years of experience in Python and Python frameworks (Django, FastAPI)
- Experience developing RESTful APIs
- Experience with Kubernetes and Docker (containerized platforms)
- Hands-on experience with ELK stack and building Logstash pipelines for high volume data
- Proficiency with data flow solutions (Apache NiFi, Apache Airflow, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory)
- Experience with relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server and Postgres
- Basic knowledge of Linux-based systems
- Experience building data pipelines using Google Cloud native services
- Knowledge and experience with CI/CD tools and pipeline implementation
- Proficiency with Git and participation in code reviews
- Soft skills: analytical attitude, critical thinking, self-driving, proactive
American Express Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about American Express and has not been reviewed or approved by American Express.
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Healthcare Strength — Pay is often viewed as attractive when combined with comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage that supports day-to-day needs. The benefits package is also framed as especially helpful for those supporting dependents.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through a 401(k) plan with company matching. Financial wellness services and coaching are also highlighted as strengthening longer-term financial security.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is repeatedly characterized as generous and a valued component of the overall package. Time off and flexibility are presented as helping the total rewards feel more complete beyond base salary.
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What We Do
At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly striving to uphold our powerful backing promise to our customers and each other every day. These beliefs have been our North Star for 170 years as our business transformed – from helping evacuate travelers during World Wars, to ensuring the safety of our customers’ funds during the Great Depression in the U.S., to creating the Shop Small® movement to help small businesses recover from the Financial Crisis, to providing aid to communities impacted by many natural disasters and so much more. For generations, the key to our success has been the determination and resilience of our American Express colleagues. Now, as a globally integrated payments company, we work together to provide customers with access to products, insights and world-class experiences that enrich lives and build business success. Join us and let’s lead the way together.
