React Frontend Engineer - Platform Excellence Team Opportunity

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React Frontend Engineer - Platform Excellence Team in United State

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ExperienceMid-Senior level
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Job typeFull-time

  • 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.

  • The U.S. Consumer Services and Enterprise Digital & Data Technology 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.

  • Job Description
    Do you have the ability to put together unique cutting-edge customer facing solutions that increase business value and customer engagement by leveraging strong architectural and UX principles and that are data driven? Do you have a unique combination of deep technical knowledge, business acumen and strong interpersonal skills to help influence and drive results across a diverse organization.

  • American Express is embarking on an exciting digital transformation driven by an energetic team of high performers. 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 the globe through various channels, join our team!

  • We are looking for a great software developer who understands the fundamentals of web and is good in JavaScript. Your primary focus will be on working with the architects and engineers in the organization to uplift web applications and develop new web applications using latest web technologies such as React and Node and bring modern web practices to production applications impacting millions of customers.

  • Qualifications

  • BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline or equivalent 3-4 years of work experience
  • 2-3 years’ experience working in JavaScript and able to demonstrate good JavaScript knowledge
  • Able to demonstrate good web fundamentals & knowledge of DOM
  • 2-3 yrs Experience writing adaptive and responsive UI applications
  • Knowledge of HTML5, CSS, React, Redux. Knowledge of Angular a plus.
  • 1-2 yrs hands on experience working on React with recent experience in ES6
  • Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, yarn, etc
  • Knowledge of Server-Side Rendering in JavaScript is a plus
  • Solid understanding of JSON Schemas and RESTful APIs is a plus
  • 1-2 years’ Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) / Behavior Driven Development (BDD) practices, unit testing, functional testing, system integration testing, regression testing, GUI testing, web service testing, and browser compatibility testing, including frameworks such as Selenium, WebDriver IO, Cucumber, JUnit, Mockito
  • Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery environment
  • Good communication skills - able to explain technical concepts to designers, product managers and business partners in ways that are meaningful to them
  • 2-3 yrs working in an Agile or SAFe Agile development environment is a plus

  • Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

  • Serving as a core member of an agile team that drives user story analysis and elaboration, designs and develops responsive web applications using JavaScript with strong emphasis on React
  • Building reusable cross platform components and front-end libraries for future use
  • Performing hands-on software development, typically spending 50-60% of the time actually writing code and unit tests, doing proof of concepts, conducting code reviews, and testing in ongoing sprints
  • Performing ongoing refactoring of code, utilizing visualization and other techniques to fast-track concepts, and delivering continuous improvement
  • Developing deep understanding of integrations with other systems and platforms within the supported domains
  • Bring a culture of innovation, ideas, and continuous improvement
  • Challenging status quo, demonstrate risk taking, and implement creative ideas
  • Manage your own time and work well both independently and as part of a team.
  • Good attitude, willingness to learn and collaborate
  • Work closely with product managers, back-end and other front-end engineers to implement versatile solutions to tricky web development problems
  • Finalizing HTML prototypes into Web Applications by integrating with back-end services and functionality
  • Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code
  • Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
  • Drive automation and ensure automated test scripts are completed for new features in partnership with QA Engineers.

  • Demonstrate a passion for continuous learning and willingness to adopt new technologies.



Salary Range: $103,750.00 to $174,750.00 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.

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