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You won’t just shape the world of software.

You’ll shape the world of life, work and play.

 

Our Software Engineers not only understand how technology works, but how that technology intersects with the people who count on it every day. Today, innovative ideas, insight and new perspectives are at the core of how we create a more powerful, personal and fulfilling experience for all our customers. So, if you’re interested in a career creating breakthrough software and making an impact on an audience of millions, look no further.

 

You’ll do more than the expected. You’ll do the unexpected. 

 

One App is the enterprise web framework that powers American Express’s digital experiences. It’s a fresh take on web application development which consists of a Node.js server that serves up a single page app built using React components and makes use of Holocron, our library for building and composing microfrontends) to allow for code splitting via independently developed, tested, and deployed Holocron Modules (microfrontends).

 

Our goal is to provide a web application framework for building fast, scalable, secure, and modular experiences. Leaving the tooling to us so our users can focus on what matters - delivering performant, maintainable digital experiences.

 

We are looking for a JavaScript engineer who has great understanding of Node.js & React. Here’s just some of what you’ll be doing:

• Developing an open source, enterprise web framework

• Providing support for said framework to 1,000+ engineers, including training

• Designing intuitive, functional and extensible APIs

• Building cross platform components and libraries for future reuse and open source

• Optimizing software for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers as well as servers.

• Automating builds, testing, deployments and otherwise manual processes

• Thoroughly reviewing pull requests and identifying breaking changes

 

Requirements:

• Ability & aptitude for solving complex problems with simple solutions

• Forward thinking that anticipates the needs of our users & the enterprise

• Communication skills to teach users, both in writing and speaking

• Open-source mindset, understanding of how/when to split functionality into reusable libs that can benefit the whole OSS community beyond the enterprise

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, Node.js & React, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model

• Knowledge of Accessibility and Web Standards

• Understanding of React and its core principles

• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript

• Experience with common JavaScript development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, yarn, etc.

• Experience with Github Actions and understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience writing automated tests including unit, integration, visual and performance testing.

• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

• Ability to perform benchmarking and optimization

• Stay updated with the web frameworks and industry trends

 

Desirable traits:

• Experience architecting & building and high-performance, high-quality software designed for enterprise capacity.

• Has existing OSS contributions or created libraries that work outside of their application.

• Solid grasp of security best practices

• Knowledge of performance optimization techniques

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 
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location) 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location) 
• 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

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.  

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.