Software Engineer – Global Merchant Services Technology
Company: American Express
Location: Phoenix
Posted on: January 9, 2026
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Job Description:
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, youll 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. Global Merchant Services Technology is on an
exciting journey to redefine the merchant payment experience. Our
Merchant platform is a distributed near real time low latency
system that is always available and highly resilient, processing
transactions from around the world 24x7, 365 days a year. If you
like to challenge the status quo and desire to use best in class
technology, its time to join the GMST organization which strives
for continuous innovation. Are you a change agent with a deep
engineering passion to build outstanding products for merchants? If
so, we are looking for an enthusiastic, driven, and
forward-thinking Software Engineer to join us on our mission How
will you make an impact in this role? As an Engineer in GMST you
will be building core features and functions of card transaction
systems on distributed platform deployed in the cloud. Actively
participating in agile teams and the latest development practices,
writing code and unit tests, working with API specs and automation.
GMST Engineers use Java Technologies to drive innovation while also
finding opportunities for adopting new technologies. Qualifications
• Degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related
field. • Minimum 3 years of software development experience in a
professional environment working with Java technologies - Vertx,
Spring, Spring Boot, RESTful micro services, Ignite, In-Memory
Computing, Spark, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Kafka, Yellowbrick (Apache
Ignite is a plus) and RESTful API’s. • Hands-on experience with
application design, software development and automated testing •
Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms,
relational or NoSQL databases. • Ability to effectively interpret
technical and business objectives and challenges and eloquent
solutions. • Ability to learn and investigate new technology and
business domains, question status quo and think outside of the box.
• Ability to debug basic software components and identify code
defects for remediation. • Experience working in Agile or other
rapid application development methods. • Proficient oral and
written communication skills. Salary Range: $89,250.00 to
$150,250.00 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: • Competitive base salaries •
Bonus incentives • 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan •
Free financial coaching and financial well-being support •
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and
disability benefits • Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or
virtual arrangements depending on role and business need • 20 weeks
paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered
for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy • 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
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