Senior Data Engineer

American Express

. Design and build highly scalable, resilient, and low-latency data platforms supporting mission-critical payment workloads .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $123,000 - $215,250 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and building scalable data platforms and architectures, with a strong focus on distributed data processing, real-time streaming, and AI integration. Proven ability to lead technical teams, implement best practices, and ensure data governance and security.

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Distributed Data ProcessingNoSQL TechnologiesData Pipeline DesignCloud-Native TechnologiesTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

PythonJavaScalaApache SparkCassandraElasticsearchCouchbaseRedisMicroservicesAPIs

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingMentoringCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

CI/CDContainerizationOrchestrationEvent-Driven ArchitecturesObservability

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Industry Keywords

Data GovernanceResponsible AIScalabilityResiliencyPerformance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheCassandraCloudElasticSearchJavaMicroservicesNoSQLPythonRedisScalaSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build highly scalable, resilient, and low-latency data platforms supporting mission-critical payment workloads
Develop distributed data processing and real-time streaming pipelines for high-volume transactional data
Build AI-ready data architectures and pipelines enabling machine learning, Generative AI, and real-time intelligence use cases
Explore and implement Large Language Models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, embeddings, vector search, and AI agents
Design and develop microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures
Drive adoption of cloud-native technologies, containerization, orchestration, CI/CD, automation, and observability
Establish engineering practices for performance, scalability, resiliency, security, data quality, and operational excellence
Apply Responsible AI and data governance principles, including privacy, security, explainability, model evaluation, and appropriate controls
Evaluate emerging technologies across AI, data, and distributed computing and translate them into practical payment-platform solutions
Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, conduct design reviews, and contribute to engineering standards and best practices
Partner with product, architecture, data science, and engineering teams to turn complex business opportunities into scalable technology solutions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree
Experience designing, implementing, and operating large-scale distributed data platforms and systems
Strong experience with NoSQL technologies such as Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Couchbase, or Redis
Experience with large-scale distributed data processing technologies such as Apache Spark
Strong programming experience with Python, Java, Scala, or similar languages
Experience designing data pipelines, data models, APIs, and event-driven architectures
Strong understanding of distributed system concepts, including scalability, reliability, resiliency, security, and performance
Demonstrated ability to solve complex engineering problems and deliver production-grade solutions
Visa sponsorship may be provided depending on business unit requirements, position nature, cost, and applicable laws

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
Visa sponsorship may be provided for certain positions