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Engineering Director - Full stack, React, API, GCP

American Express Company

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based on 3k Reviews

10-15 years

Gurgaon / Gurugram

1 vacancy

Engineering Director - Full stack, React, API, GCP

American Express

posted 3hr ago

Job Role Insights

Flexible timing

Key skills for the job

Python Machine Learning Product Management Service Management Agile Coaching Open Source

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Job Description

You Lead the Way. We ve Got Your Back.

Join Team Amex and lets lead the way together.

As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers digital lives. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve challenging problems. Amex offers a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies and encourages you to back the broader engineering community through open source. And because we understand the importance of keeping your skills fresh and relevant, we give you dedicated time to invest in your professional development. Find your place in technology on #TeamAmex.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Software Engineering Director to join Finance Technology organization and lead and scale our engineering teams in delivering innovative, robust, and scalable full-stack solutions for Treasury products and platforms. This role requires strong hands-on expertise in end-to-end design, architecture, development, implementation, and service management with a focus on delivering exceptional user experiences and aligning technical strategy with business goals.

As a key leader of Treasury platforms, you will oversee multiple engineering teams, drive best practices in software development, service management, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, performant, resilient and secure applications. Your ability to inspire, mentor, and lead a team of engineers will be critical in fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership and Strategy

- Define and execute the software engineering vision, strategy, and roadmap for multiple treasury applications in alignment with business objectives.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of full-stack engineers, architects, and technical leads.
- Promote a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement within the engineering organization.

Technical Oversight

- Oversee the design, development, and deployment of end-to-end full-stack applications, ensuring scalability, performance, resiliency and reliability.
- Provide technical direction and architectural guidance for complex systems, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and emerging technologies.
- Drive system design decisions, balancing trade-offs between technical excellence, delivery timelines, and business priorities.
- Advocate for modern engineering principles, including microservices, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native architectures.

Collaboration and Communication

- Partner with product management, engineering directors, staff engineers, and other stakeholders to define requirements and prioritize initiatives.
- Act as a key point of contact between engineering teams and executive leadership, providing regular updates on progress, risks, and opportunities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and alignment across the organization.

Process Improvement

- Implement and refine software development processes to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality software.
- Establish metrics and KPIs to measure the success of engineering initiatives and continuously optimize workflows.
- Promote and enforce security best practices and compliance throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Ensure the continuous improvement of Service Management processes for owned products.

Minimum Qualifications

10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ years in a leadership role overseeing full-stack development teams.
Strong expertise in modern full-stack technologies (eg, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Angular, Node.js, Python, Java, or similar) and data engineering
Proven experience in end-to-end system design, architecture, and implementation for large-scale, high-traffic applications.
Expertise in standard Service Management and Service Delivery process.
Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (GCP, AWS) and cloud-native architectures.
Experience with microservices, API design, and distributed systems.
Familiarity with DevOps practices, including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

Master s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Experience with artificial intelligence / machine learning, or other advanced technologies is a plus.
Background in leading remote or geographically distributed teams.
Certifications in cloud platforms, agile methodologies, or architecture frameworks

Benefits include:

Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
Support for financial-well-being and retirement
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
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

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

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2.4

Rating based on 2 Director Engineering reviews

Anonymous · Engineering - Software & QA in Bangalore / Bengaluru

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Mostly, we work on cutting edge technology

Dislikes

I dislike toxic managers like Vikas Malhotra - who promotes only favoritism. He tends to recognize colleagues based on personal preferences rather than their talents and capabilities. He promotes only those who praise him, while the rest of us suffer under his leadership. This environment is not conducive to growth or collaboration, and I believe it impacts team morale negatively.