Software Engineer I

Actively Reviewing the Applications

American Express

India, Karnataka Full-Time On-site

Posted 3 weeks ago • Apply by May 29, 2026

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, 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.

How will you make an impact in this role?

As an Engineer in Cloud Engineering, you will be a key engineer in the development of observability telemetry architecture and systems that span multiple clouds. You will work on software initiatives, rapid POCs, analysis of software products, and real-time multi Petabyte high throughput low latency applications.

Support engineers and project managers in rapid development and deployment
Troubleshoot production issues by engaging support teams and assist in the resolution of issues; formulate action plan; interpreting the results to determine further action; perform root cause analysis to prevent future occurrence of issues, and create/update support Runbooks
Drive both high level and detailed design, conduct design reviews, and feature implementation
Actively participate in the design of new systems and the redesign of existing systems to meet product requirements, changing needs
Engage and work with cross-functional leaders to understand and help define business principles, goals and strategy within scope of responsibility
Communicate to senior leaders with regard to strategy direction and changes
Perform Rapid POCs to prove software initiatives and validate ideas for large multi cloud observability platform deployments

Minimum Qualifications

Experience 1 -3 Years
Strong grasp of data structures and algorithms
Good experience in Java with extensive understanding of the JVM and garbage collectors and JVM memory model
Knowledge in designing and implementing large scale distributed data intensive platforms with high resiliency, availability, and reliability
Some experience in maintaining high throughput, low latency applications
Strong written, verbal communications, presentation skills, leadership, problem solving and analytical skills
Proven collaboration skills along with the ability to influence without authority
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Science Engineering, or related field required; Advanced Degree preferred

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge with micro services architectures and service mesh technologies
Knowledge configuring and administering EKS clusters in AWS
Knowledge of observability concepts and troubleshooting experience
Knowledge of monitoring and logging solutions like CloudWatch, Infrastructure as code like Terraform and Helm
Knowledge of large-scale distributed systems and architecture knowledge (Linux/UNIX and Windows operating systems, networking, storage) in a cloud computing or traditional IT infrastructure environment
Must have a good understanding of cloud concepts (Storage /compute/network)
Experience with Git and GitHub
Experience with code build and deployment using GitHub actions, and Artifact Registry
Knowledge in developing and maintaining technical documentation, ADRs, and runbooks

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
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.