Senior Research Engineer-CTO

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Apache Cassandra, Apache Hive, Big Data Technology, DevOps, Docker, HBase, Kubernetes-K8s, Machine learning techniques, MongoDB, MySQL, NoSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Python Programming, RDBMS

Job Description

Who are the Technology Community Office (TCO)?

The mission of the Technology Community Office is to ensure American Express is positioned as a first-class technology company with a peerless engineering culture. This sees the office encouraging and curating participation in communities both internal and external fostering a sense of belonging among technologists. The office believes strongly in the power of community, not only unlocking the aggregate benefits of collaboration at scale, but the individual benefits that come from being part of a larger whole.

Some of the work of the TCO includes fostering innovation, encouraging participation in open-source communities, helping internal Engineering Guilds flourish, sponsoring community efforts such as conferences, foundations, and software organizations, empowering developers though documentation and content, reaching out to external technologists as ambassadors of American Express, building recognition programs, and gathering community sentiment feedback. Ultimately, the work of the TCO is to encourage and maximize the human side of technology, anywhere people are coming together to do their best work.

Who are You?

You are passionate about community – Community work isn’t for everyone, but for you, playing chief organizer and assembling teams that are greater than the sum of the parts provides great satisfaction. You bring people together, setting a vision and inspiring people to work toward audacious goals, you connect people to purpose. You’re optimistic about the future of Amex and you’re tenacious in working to make it real.

You lift others – Your satisfaction comes from winning as a team. You build common tools and documentation to empower others to be their best. You mentor other developers and help them succeed. You understand the power of recognition and frequently dole out authentic praise. Colleagues do better work and enjoy doing it on a team with you.

You lead without authority – You’re not afraid to sit at the head of the table, and rarely remember your official title. You produce content that is consumed widely, your ideas are discussed and adopted at increasing orbits of influence. You enjoy speaking to large groups and lending your voice in group settings. People have changed the way they think and dowork because they spent time with you. Others look to you for understanding and advice.

You are professionally curious – You bring clarity to the confusing and you thrive on exploration. You seek data to drive your decisions and are ready to learn. You have expertise but it does not constrain you, willing to put forth your bestefforts as a jack of all trades. You seek alternate perspectives and use them to make connections that others have overlooked.

Responsibilities

• Be hands on in researching emerging technologies, build proofs of concepts.
• Spend a meaningful amount of time in hands on development, testing, learning new technology platforms & frameworks.
• Contribute and support open source
• Contribute to the development of a sandbox environment for quick exploration and safe experimentation with emerging technologies.
• Be passionate and excited about emerging technologies and excite others as well. Participate on technology and science conferences
• Write white papers and scientific papers to be published in reputable journals
• Be flexible and adaptable at learning new frameworks, languages, and technologies. For example, be able to learn new AI/ML models, explore automation, research quantum computing, or have some fun with Crypto.
• Design and build for rapid innovation, with consideration for scale from the start. Proofs of concept may graduate to products, build just enough for that possibility from the start.
• Promote, and contribute to the company’s Intellectual Property by filing patents, support the company’s open-source program

Qualifications

• A master's degree in computer science or related field is required. A Ph.D. is highly desired.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience using programming; solid Python skills a must.
• Wrote science papers for publication in relevant journals and conferences
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a team environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to stay up to date with the latest research trends and technologies in advanced fields, such as quantum computing, post quantum, and machine learning.

Nice to have

• Have DevOps-like work or experience
• Experience installing, configuring, and managing applications in a public cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Experience with a RDBMS (PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MySQL)
• Exposure to NoSQL/Big Data: Hadoop, HBase, Cassandra, MongoDB
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Writing portable scripts in shell, bash, python, etc.

Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 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 our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• 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.