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Data Engineer II at American Express in New York, NY

ExperiencedHybridFull-timeNew York, NY$89k–$150k/yr

Skills

pythonsqljavac++nosqlhbasehivebigtablebigqueryspannergcpawsoraclems sql serverpostgresqlnetezzaerstudioerwinnutanix

Job Description

Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express. With a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies, and a commitment to back the broader engineering community through open source, our mission is to power your success. Because Amex Tech is powered by our technology, our culture, and our colleagues.

The Technology organization enables and accelerates the company’s growth strategies, delivering global capabilities and services in support of Amex’s customers and colleagues, while maintaining 24/7 servicing and availability to ensure an uninterrupted, high-quality customer experience. Technology provides the foundation for everything we do in the company while driving differentiation through building and leveraging innovative technology and data insights.

Enterprise Platforms is a company-wide center of excellence responsible for the product management and engineering of four critical platforms that underpin American Express’ essential customer segments, value propositions, and business lines: Enterprise Money Movement, U.S. Deposits, Global Accounts Receivable, and Global Loyalty & Benefits. Technology Business Management is American Express' Technology operations including investment management processes, strategy, vendor management, global workforce and talent strategy, and Transforming Ways of Working program.

Responsibilities

Data Engineer II facilitates seamless data integration and model maintenance, enhances data pipelines and database designs, supports production environments, ensures compliance with enterprise standards, and fosters collaboration while implementing basic partitioning and indexing solutions for Big Data management.
Evaluates data requirements and stories, documents them for seamless integration into existing architectures, and maintains data models to support business needs
Builds and enhances data pipelines and database designs to meet performance, scalability, and security requirements
Hands on experience in Python programming (a must), and other programming languages like Java, C++
Robust knowledge of RDBMS technologies like Oracle/SQL server and NoSQL cloud solutions in GCP, AWS and able to develop Python scripts from scratch, with little to no hand-holding or reference materials
Collaborates in design reviews and testing, and provides production environment support with guidance from peers and leaders
Operates data assets according to enterprise standards, guidelines, and policies
Completes work reviews and fosters a collaborative learning environment with guidance from peers and leaders
Communicates and collaborates with business and product teams to facilitate changes and implementation
Completes Big Data requirements by implementing basic partitioning and indexing solutions
Collaborates and co-creates effectively with teams in product and the business to align technology initiatives with business objectives

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and/or comparable experience; advanced degree preferred
Knowledge of Big Data / NoSQL design and development with variety of data stores (document, column family, graph, etc.)
Knowledge of database management system products and ecosystem – e.g., storage formats, access algorithms, data management processes, administration, data maintenance, replication, high availability, encryption, etc.
Knowledge of distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational & non-relational database

Preferred Qualifications:

Data engineering and development experience or a related job
Experience in SQL and Python (or any other programming language like Java) is a must
Experience in design and development across one or more database management systems (e.g., HBase, Hive, GCP tools, NoSQL, BigTable, BigQuery, Spanner, IMS, DB2 zOS, Oracle, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Netezza (PDA/DB2AA) as appropriate
Experience in NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Couchbase, Cassandra, and Redis)
Experience in data modeling tools (e.g., ErStudio, ErWin)
Experience in performance tuning in the Big Data space
Experience in distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and application development
Experience in database development and support of online transaction processing and/or online analytical processing systems
Experience in software delivery methodology (Agile, Scrum, Agile XP, Test-Driven Development, Waterfall, etc.)
Experience in infrastructure design for performance (e.g., network-attached or local-attached storage integration - such as Nutanix)
Non-considerations for sponsorship: Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

Licenses and Certifications:

Any Python or Cloud architect/developer-based certification is a plus

About Company

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

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

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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's 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.

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Company

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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.