Software Engineer - Salesforce

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

Job Description

The successful candidate will participate in a highly motivated team responsible for global technology solutions within the GCPT Salesforce Growth Program. This is the chance to work on a cloud-based top-tier platform, explore new technologies and truly drive tremendous business opportunities.

• Develops and tests software, including ongoing code refactoring to drive continuous improvement in code structure & quality

• Functions as a core member of an Agile/iterative development team: driving user story analysis & elaboration, designing and developing software applications, building automated tests and conducting QA

• Applies visualization and other techniques to fast track concepts

• Owns a list of technical requirements that need to be included in product backlog based on industry trends, new technologies, known defects & issues

• Primary focus is spent writing code, API specs, conducting code reviews doing proof of concepts, and testing in ongoing sprints

• Liaises with technical product owner to help prioritize items in backlog for ongoing sprints Identifies opportunities to adopt innovative technologies

• Embodies “rebel with a cause” mentality by looking beyond the obvious for continuous improvement opportunities

• Work on enterprise wide strategies/initiatives and contribute towards Salesforce COE Labs

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

Qualifications

• 3+ years software development experience

• Familiar with Agile or other rapid application development methods

• Hands-on expertise with application design, software development and automated testing

• Experience collaborating with the business to drive requirements / agile story analysis

• Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives and challenges, and articulate solutions

• Ability to think abstractly and deal with ambiguous/under-defined problems

• Ability to enable business capabilities through innovation

• Looks proactively beyond the obvious for continuous improvement opportunities

• High energy, demonstrated willingness to learn new technologies

• Experience in Force.com platform (Apex, Visualforce Pages etc.)

• Integration experience using Apex Dataloader or ETL tool.

• Experience with AppExchange apps.

• Experience with web services and API development, as well as SOA concepts

• Experience with implementing integrated automated release management using tools, technologies, and frameworks

Preferred Additional:

• Ability to learn new technologies and embrace the challenge learning presents

• A self starter, comfortable talking through requirements in detail with business partners

• Strong and current knowledge of web standards, emerging technologies and trends

• Ability to think abstractly and deal with ambiguous/under-defined problems

• Ability to enable business capabilities through innovation An excellent communicator, both verbally and written

• Educational requirement: A BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering or other technical discipline, or equivalent work experience