Senior Manager - Software Engineering Enterprise Architecture

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.

About Enterprise Architecture :

Enterprise Architecture is an organization within the Enterprise Technology Services Organization at American Express and it is a key enabler of the company’s technology strategy.

The pillars of Enterprise Architecture include :

1. Architecture as Code : this pillar owns and operates foundational technologies that are leveraged by engineering teams across the enterprise.

2. Architecture as Design : this pillar includes the solution and technical design for transformation programs and business critical projects which need architectural guidance and support.

3. Data Architecture : this pillar includes the development of data architecture, core principles, standards, and work products.

4. Governance : this pillar is responsible for defining technical standards and developing innovative tools that automate controls to ensure compliance.

5. SDLC : this pillar is responsible for our end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) program and processes

6. Developer Experience :  this pillar is dedicated to helping our engineering community develop and deploy code faster and safer.

7. Developer Enablement : this pillar partners closely with Technology leaders to operationalize platforms, foundational technologies, and Digital Experience workstreams across Product and Technology.

8. Colleague Enablement : this pillar is focused on colleague development, recognition, training, and enterprise outreach.

Team Description

Architecture as Code portfolio :

We are looking for a forward-thinking  Senior Manager – Software Engineering  who would be responsible for the end-to-end design and delivery for customer value capabilities in US and international markets. You will be joining AMEX B2B API Developer Portal team to help design, build, and evolve a platform that enables external partners to seamlessly discover, onboard, and integrate with our APIs. You will focus on delivering a secure, scalable, and intuitive developer experience through high-quality documentation, self-service capabilities, and enterprise-grade integration support. You would help us lead a team, build, and test new features, execute on our product roadmap, and help drive software and technology decisions.

Responsibilities :

• Lead a team of backend engineers and deliver world class API applications using Java on the cloud.
• Responsible for the people management of a co-located and remote engineering teams. Mentor a team of engineers on their performance, and career development. Provide timely feedback and help them grow within Amex.
• Ensure team contributes to company standards (e.g. automated testing, code reviews, and writing beautiful, pragmatic code). Coach, guide and promote creation of high quality, clearly documented, and compliant deliverables across engineering teams.
• Work with product team closely to understand the product and customer needs; and enable the product and customer vision for the company. Collaborate with a wide variety of stakeholders within business and technology teams to prioritize, plan, and execute the development schedule for major product releases.
• Manage Tech OKRs and strive to continuously improve the metrics month over month.
• Engage in hands-on design and ensure alignment of strategy, architecture, tools / methods with software engineers and architects to execute product roadmaps
• Recruit best in class and diverse mobile talent from the industry
• Drive innovation within a fast-paced agile environment

Qualifications

Salary Range : $123,000.00 to $215,250.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

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 :