Senior Data Engineer II - Enterprise Data Platforms and Data Management - Enterprise Data & AI

About the role

Joining Amex Tech means discovering and shaping your contribution to something big. Here, you can work alongside talented tech teams and build a unique career with the Powerful Backing of American Express.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of scalable enterprise data lineage and metadata solutions across cloud-native and distributed platforms.
• Drive end-to-end engineering delivery for lineage onboarding, metadata ingestion, APIs, and interoperability capabilities.
• Develop modern backend services and reusable frameworks using Java, Python, SpringBoot, GCP, and event-driven architectures.
• Leverage GenAI and automation to improve metadata enrichment, lineage discovery, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with Architecture, Governance, Risk, Product, and Engineering teams to deliver enterprise-scale data management capabilities.
• Lead technical design discussions, mentor engineers, and promote engineering excellence and innovation.
• Strengthen platform reliability, observability, scalability, and operational support across data pipelines and services.
• Champion modern engineering practices including CI/CD, automation, resiliency, and secure software development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or enterprise data platforms.
• Strong hands-on expertise in: Java, Python, SpringBoot, Distributed systems and event-driven architectures, GCP services and cloud-native engineering, APIs, microservices, and scalable backend development.
• Experience with Kafka, Pub/Sub, streaming pipelines, or real-time data processing.
• Strong understanding of metadata management, data lineage, governance, or enterprise data platforms.
• Experience delivering scalable, secure, and highly available systems.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to drive end-to-end delivery across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GenAI/LLM-powered engineering solutions and AI-assisted development tools.
• Familiarity with data governance and management domain knowledge, platforms related technologies.
• Experience with GCP BigQuery, Dataproc, BigTable, and Cloud Composer/Airflow.
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, CDC, and streaming architectures.
• Exposure to metadata-driven frameworks and self-service data onboarding capabilities.
• Passion for innovation, platform engineering, and solving enterprise-scale data challenges.

About Us

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

Team Amex

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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

Pay Range

Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors. The below represents the expected salary range for this job requisition.