Android Engineer

Company: American Express
Location: Austin
Posted on: September 22, 2022

Job Description:

Description
Description
You Lead the Way. Weve Got Your Back.
At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether were supporting our customers financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining whats possible and were proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day.
We are looking for an Android Engineer to work on mobile applications that are used by tens of millions of American Express cardholders around the world. We want someone with strong technical skills and creativity; someone who enjoys solving tough problems and working with innovative technologies. This person should not be shy about sharing their ideas and be obsessive about user experience and beautiful code.
You will be working in a fast-paced small-team environment with the stability of working as part of a Fortune 100 company. Your primary responsibility will be to work on a small team of designers, product owners, QA, and engineers developing and improving features. You should be familiar with modern software development methodologies popular in Android and be able to dive deep and rapidly iterate on ideas with your team despite some ambiguity.
Relevant technologies that you may encounter on our team
Jetpack Compose

MVI Architecture

REST APIs

OkHttp

RAML API Documentation

Dagger

Kotlin, Coroutines, Flow

RxJava

GitHub Actions

Circle CI

Espresso & JUnit

Test Fakes

WireMock

As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers digital lives. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve challenging problems. Amex offers a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies and encourages you to back the broader engineering community through open source. And because we understand the importance of keeping your skills fresh and relevant, we give you dedicated time to invest in your professional development. Find your place in technology on #TeamAmex.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Building Android Applications

Writing & Deleting code

Build tools like Gradle, GitHub Actions, and Circle CI

Continuous Integration patterns

Finding and fixing bugs

Asynchronous coding patterns

Performance Analysis and Optimization

Dealing with legacy code

Unit & Integration Tests

Open Source

Working in a globally distributed team

Self-starting and good at time management

Integrating with bespoke lovingly hand-crafted backend services from the days of yore.

Designing solutions for open ended problems

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. Thats why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
If the role you are applying for is designated as hybrid or onsite, you will be required to demonstrate that you have completed your primary COVID-19 vaccination series (i.e., 2 doses for Moderna/Pfizer and 1 dose for J&J) in order to work in or visit any of our offices. This requirement is subject to legally required accommodations.
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.
Job: Technology
Primary Location: United States
Schedule Full-time
Req ID: 22026166

Keywords: American Express, Austin , Android Engineer, Engineering , Austin, Texas