Full Time

Senior Backend Engineer – American Express Remote Jobs

Posted 2 years ago
New York
$70 - $100 per hour

Job Description

Job Type: Senior Backend Engineer from home
Location: New York work from home
Company: American Express

Responsibilities:

  • Build proofs of ideas as you investigate upcoming technology.
  • Spend a significant amount of effort testing, developing, and staying current with the newest trends.
  • Participate in and promote open source
  • Participate in the creation of a multi-cloud sandbox environment for speedy research and secure testing of cutting-edge technology.
  • Be fervent and enthusiastic about cutting-edge technologies to excite others. Attend conferences on technology and science
  • Learning new frameworks, languages, and technologies requires flexibility and adaptability. For instance, be able to study automation on a Wednesday, learn new AI/ML models and approaches on a Tuesday, and conduct research on quantum computing on a Thursday. Have some fun with Crypto on Friday.
  • Design and construct for quick innovation while taking into account scale from the beginning. Build “just enough” for that possibility from the beginning so that proofs of concept could eventually become products.
  • Promote and participate in the business’s open-source initiative.

Requirements:

  • A BSc in computer science or a closely related discipline is required.
  • A minimum of two of the following programming languages for at least five years Go, Java, Python, and Node
  • Having familiarity with database technologies like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB
  • Experience in DevOps, such as CI/CD, automated build and test, IaC (such as CloudFormation, Terraform), and containerization
  • Knowledge in creating and deploying cloud-native apps in public clouds (such as AWS, GCP, and Azure)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, together with the capacity for teamwork
  • The capacity to stay current with emerging research trends and technologies in cutting-edge disciplines, including web3, machine learning, post-quantum, and quantum computing.

Great to have:

  • Familiarity with web frameworks like React, Angular, Vue, and JQuery for user experience
  • Web3, experience with solidity
  • MLOps and fundamental ML principles, methods, and algorithms
  • Some familiarity with quantum algorithms
  • Basics of cryptography, including methods, algorithms, protocols, and standards

Salary: from $110,000 and $190,000 per year, plus bonuses and benefits


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