Global Merchant Services Merchant Financing is seeking a Senior Software Engineer UI/UX. We are looking for a user experience professional with strong interests and capabilities in the design and development of engaging user experiences. The ideal candidate will thrive in a work environment that requires an entrepreneurial spirit and the drive to bring new products to life. Strong problem solving skills and independent self-direction is a must, coupled with an aptitude for team collaboration and open communication. This individual excels at providing both highly analytical as well as highly creative ideas to bring new products to life. The ideal candidate will also have extensive experience in a fast-paced and innovative development environment. With a thorough understanding of contemporary user-centered design, the candidate will act as an owner in the development of the Merchant Finance Platform using best in class Web technologies.
Job Responsibilities:
Serving as a core member of an agile team that drives user story analysis and elaboration, designs and develops software applications, and builds automation tools for testing.
Owning all technical aspects of UI development for assigned applications; Performing hands-on architecture, design, and development of systems
Performing hands-on software and strategy development, typically spending about 50% of time actually writing code, conducting code reviews and testing in ongoing sprints, doing proof of concepts
Driving consistent development practices – tools and common components; Developing deep understanding of tie-ins with other systems and platforms within the supported domains
Working with technical product managers contributing to blueprints, and assisting with annual planning of feature sets
Identifying exciting opportunities for adopting new technology to solve existing needs and predicting future challenges
Mentoring other Software Engineers, may have management responsibilities over 2-3 Software Engineers
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.
Working closely with UX/Visual Designers to translate visual and functional specifications to customer-facing experiences.
Build with future product and technical vision in mind to streamline the iterative release process.
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations. Qualifications
7+ years of software development experience and preferably a BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering or other technical discipline
Demonstrated experience in Agile development, application design, software development, and testing
Thorough understanding of XML, JSON, Web Service technologies (including REST
Experience with Java applications design and development in an Enterprise setting using J2EE, Spring, SQL DBMSs desired
Experience in building websites with responsive web design using Twitter Bootstrap 3.+ (Material Design a plus)
Experience with Web Frameworks (MEAN stack), HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Software Version Control Systems (such as svn, git) required
Experience with JavaScript Libraries (such as jQuery, GWT, Dojo, AngularJS, React), Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+) APIs, Search Engine Optimization, Web Page Optimization strategies desired Experience with adaptive and responsive techniques
Internationalization (I18N) and Localization (L10N) experience is a plus
Expertise in Objected Oriented Analysis and Design across a variety of platforms
A proven hunger to learn new technologies and translate them into working software
Ability to effectively communicate to internal and external business partners on solution design
Experience with a broad range of software languages and payments technologies is a plus
Experience working with Visual designers and an understanding of the user-centric design process
A passion for creating pixel-perfect and streamlined user experiences with supreme attention to detail
Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) is a plus American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by law. Click here to view the EEO is the Law poster. If the link does not work, please copy and paste the following URL in a new browser window: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters
ReqID: 15019635
