Sr Backend Software Engineer I - Global Dining

**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. 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 U.S. Consumer and Digital Technology (USCDT) Team brings together foundational strategic technology capabilities in digital experience engineering (Mobile and Web), AI/ML, marketing technology, enterprise communications, travel and lifestyle, and automation, grounded in our data technology model that prioritizes data governance. It employs a ground-breaking focus with development responsibilities for customer-facing capabilities that deepen and expand digital engagement, as well as core technical capabilities that cut across business lines and customer segments. American Express Global Dining brings together world-class experiences through platforms like Resy, Tock, and Rooam, creating seamless connections between diners and restaurants, and the broader Amex Membership ecosystem. Our mission is to define the future of hospitality and dining through technology, data, and design. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience a culture built on innovation, shared values, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers and colleagues. You'll have the support, flexibility, and autonomy to make an impact while helping shape the future of how people discover, book, and enjoy dining experiences worldwide. **ABOUT THE ROLE:** Tock is a hospitality technology platform that powers restaurants around the world and a consumer-facing reservation platform for passionate diners. Since its inception in 2014, Tock has created best-in-class software that elevates dining experiences and connects restaurants to a growing network of highly engaged diners. Tock is a go-to destination for restaurant discovery, exclusive access, original content, and chef-driven culinary events. The amazing world of restaurants is just two taps away in the Tock app and at exploretock.com. At Tock, we are tackling hard problems with elegant solutions and scaling very quickly. As a Senior engineer, you will play a crucial role in taking our product to the next level. The ideal candidates can work quickly and produce well-architected solutions collaboratively. You thrive in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment, you are a collaborator and an innovator, and you are excited about what technology is doing for the hospitality industry. **Responsibilities:** + Lead the design, development, testing, deployment, documentation, and operations of complete software systems. + Function as a leader on a software engineering team by contributing to software builds through consistent development practices (tools, common components, and documentation) + Lead code reviews and automated testing + Debug software components and identify code defects for remediation + Adhere to security and regulatory standard methodologies **Leadership:** + Self-motivated individual who works well with little direction. + Influence team members with creative changes and improvements by challenging status quo and demonstrating risk taking + Be a productivity multiplier for your team by analyzing your workflow and contributing to enable the team to be more effective, productive, and demonstrating faster and stronger results. **What we're looking for:** + Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related experience required + 5 years of software development experience in a professional environment. + Hands-on expertise with application design, software development and deployment of critical full stack applications + Understand all parts of a modern web-based application stack from Frontend to Backend and Production. + Experience with distributed systems, algorithms, and databases. **Technologies used:** + Modern Java, TypeScript, Python + MySQL, MariaDB, Postgres, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka + Docker, Kubernetes, Linux + Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions **Qualifications** Salary Range: $123,000.00 to $215,250.00 annually bonus benefits The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors. 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 our 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, but not limited to, 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. US Job Seekers - Click to view the " Know Your Rights " poster. If the link does not work, you may access the poster by copying and pasting the following URL in a new browser window: Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions. **Job:** Technology **Primary Location:** US-New York-New York **Other Locations:** US-Illinois-Chicago **Schedule** Full-time **Req ID:** 25020873