Software Engineer - PEGA

American Express is a global service company, providing customers with exceptional access to products, insights and experiences that enrich lives and build business success.

American Express is looking for highly energetic Software Engineers to create a new team that is nimble and creative with the power to shape our technology and product roadmap. Engineers that join our Engineering team will be part of a fast-paced, entrepreneurial team responsible for delivering the primary platforms supporting Financial Underwriting of commercial business units to right-size customers spend capacity across all of their existing accounts. This also supports Global Corporate Payments (GCP) On-boarding and Customer Management Risk functions, while also supporting enterprise wide Commercial Rating across all whole sale portfolios. Software Engineers design, develop, troubleshoot, debug, evaluate, modify, deploy and document software and systems for customer-facing applications, business applications, and/or internal end user applications. You will be challenged with identifying innovative ideas and Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) to deliver against the existing and future needs of our customers.

* Analyze requirements/ user stories to appropriately support design activities * Perform all technical aspects of software development for assigned applications including, developing prototypes and writing new code / API's * Function as an active member of an agile team through consistent development practices (tools, common components, and documentation) * Produce software builds from software source code * Conduct integration tests as defined in the test specifications, including event logging and reporting of results * Perform unit and assembly testing of software components including the design, implementation, evaluation, and execution of unit and assembly test scripts * Conduct code reviews and tests of automated build scripts * Debug software components, identifies, fixes and verifies remediation of code defects (own work and the work of others) * Identify opportunities to adopt innovative technologies * Provides continuous support for ongoing production application availability * Write instructions to guide computer operators during production runs * Work with product owners to prioritize features for ongoing sprints and manage a list of technical requirements based on industry trends, new technologies, known defects, and issues

* BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline, or equivalent work experience * 2-6 years of software development experience * Experience in JEE (JSP, Servlets, EJB, XML, Java), .Net, Oracle and/or DB2 and MS/SQL * Experience in Websphere or Weblogic Application Server * Pega Certification Preferred (e.g. Pega CSA, CSSA) * Experience with PegaRULES Process Commander (PRPC) System * Demonstrated experience in Agile development, application design, software development, and testing * A proven hunger to learn new technologies and translate them into working software * Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external business partners * Expertise in Object Oriented techniques and principles * Relevant Industry experience, e.g. Payments, Travel is a plus