Senior Engineer, Global Commercial Services

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The Business Blueprint team at American Express, is setting a new standard in big data and FinTech and we are looking for a Senior Engineer to help us in our mission to help small businesses by mighty.

Acquired by American Express in 2020, Kabbage was a leading FinTech company changing the way small businesses manage their cash flow. Applying automation and real-time data, we provide small businesses a suite of integrated cash-flow technologies from flexible lines of credit, digital business checking accounts, fast payments and predictive business analytics. Now with the powerful backing of American Express, and rebranded as Business Blueprint, we can offer millions of small businesses the opportunity to access digital tools to help them grow bigger, lasting companies. While we've received numerous awards and recognition—such as Entrepreneur's Top Company Cultures, Inc Magazine's Top Private Companies, GlassDoor’s Best Places to Work, and Forbes FinTech 50—it is our people, our culture, and our leaders that make the team such a great place to work.

We are looking for an experienced Android engineer to work on the Amex Business Blueprint native mobile team as part of a highly collaborative and cross functional team. You must have excellent communication skills as this role involves constant collaboration with engineers, product managers, product designers as we build out features for our customer facing mobile apps.

Create a best-in-class user experience to the Blueprint Android app using Android best practices and modern tools. Follow Google’s material design standards to create elegant Android user experiences. Continuously learn and apply the latest techniques and ideas from the Android developer community.

Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with our product and design teams to customize the experience for the Android platform.

- Build reusable Android components to compose elegant Android user interfaces using Kotlin and the latest Android programming techniques.

- Deliver key product features leveraging RESTful APIs in our Blueprint Platform.

- Analyze and optimize UI and back-end application code for efficiency and performance.

- Write unit tests using Junit, Mockk, Mockito and UI tests using Espresso.

- Develop in a rapid and agile development environment with frequent deliveries.

What we're looking for in you:

- Creativity/Innovation: Generates new and innovative approaches to problems; open to new ways of doing things.

- Enthusiasm: Exhibits passion and excitement over work; has a can-do attitude. Someone who doesn't believe a feature is fully shipped until it's fast and reliable.

- Attention to Detail: Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.

- Proactivity: Acts without being told what to do; brings new ideas to the company.

- Initiative: Actively finds ways to make improvements at work.

- Learning: A desire to learn and a commitment to ongoing development.

- Persistence: Demonstrates tenacity and willingness to go the distance to get something done.

- Communication: Communicates information, ideas, and concepts clearly.

Qualifications:

- Experience with Android development using Kotlin and RxJava.

- Experience with dependency injection using tools such as Dagger 2.

- Understanding of object oriented AND functional programming design patterns and best practices, including dependency injection, SOLID principles, and UI architecture patterns such as Model-View-View-Model (MVVM)

- Understanding of design and the associated best practices for Android UI/UX.

- Understanding of best practices for multithreading on Android.

- Experience developing mobile applications that interface with RESTful APIs.

- Understand test-driven development and how to write unit tests (JUnit) and UI tests.

- Experience in build automation using tools like Jenkins, XLR, Bamboo, etc.

- Experience using Git for version control/ Experience in Github or Bitbucket

- Communicates effectively with team and works well in a team environment.

Bonus points:

- Experience with Kotlin coroutines and Flow.

- Experience with GraphQL & Apollo.

- Experience with Espresso.

- Experience with Paris & Epoxy.

- Contribution to an open-source project (be it code, documentation, advocacy, etc.)

Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 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 our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• 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

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

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