Software Engineer UI/UX – International Online Account Hub and Statement

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 American Express is embarking on an exciting transformation driven by an energetic new team of high performers. Global Payments, International Summary of Accounts and eStatement are some of the most widely visited pages on the American Express website. This group is nimble and creative with the power to shape our technology and product roadmap. If you have the talent and desire to deliver innovative products and services at a rapid pace, serving our customers seamlessly across physical, digital, mobile, and social media, join our transformation team! You will be part of a fast-paced, entrepreneurial team responsible for delivering world-class card member experiences. You will be challenged with identifying innovative ideas and proof of concept to deliver against the existing and future needs of our customers. As Software Engineer the successful candidate will play a key role in the understanding of product owner strategy and collaborate with his/her peers, technology partners, and product owners to translate complex user stories into successful product releases.

* Serving as a core member of an engineering team that designs and develops software applications * Writing code and unit tests, automation, and conducting code reviews and testing * Identifying exciting opportunities for adopting new technologies to solve existing needs and predicting future challenges * Performing ongoing refactoring of code, utilizing visualization and other techniques to fast track concepts, and delivering continuous improvement * Working with product managers to prioritize features for ongoing sprints and managing a list of technical requirements based on industry trends, new technologies, known defects, and issues * Manage your own time, and work well both independently and as part of a team * Work closely with product managers, back-end and other front-end engineers to implement versatile solutions to tricky web development problems * Quickly generate and updating HTML prototypes from UI concepts for testing and team feedback * Finalizing HTML prototypes into Web Applications by integrating with back-end services and functionality * Embrace emerging standards while promoting best practices in order to push the limits of what a browser can do

Qualifications * BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline, or equivalent work experience * Demonstrated experience in Java application design, software development, and testing, preferably in an Agile environment * Expertise with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, XML, AJAX, DOM, and CSS technologies expected Understanding of J2EE, Servlets, Struts, Spring and JSP programming a plus * Aptitude for learning and applying programming concepts * Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external business partners * Expertise in objected oriented analysis and design across a variety of platforms * Experience with a broad range of software languages and technologies is a plus * Experience with adaptive and responsive techniques * Internationalization (I18N) and Localization (L10N) experience is a plus MGX