Full Stack Developer

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and through their work can make an impact on our industry. Were here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

The role focuses on developing REST/SOAP APIs using Spring Boot handling XML/JSON payloads and applying object-oriented design principles along with working knowledge of and related JavaScript also support messaging (Kafka) containerized deployments (Docker/OpenShift) and CI/CD pipelines (Maven GitHub Jenkins Nexus) in Linux and AWS-based environments withadditionalexposure to SMS/email communication platform integrationslike Syniverse andSpark post.

What Youll Do

• Design develop andmaintainJava-based services/APIs (REST/SOAP) in a distributed multi-tier architecture.

• Build and integrate SOA / web services and backend components handling XML/JSON payloads.

• Develop andmaintainSpring Boot (and related Spring frameworks) applications including containerized deployments.

• Support and implement message-driven integrations using platforms such as Kafka and other queuing/messaging patterns.

• Work with relational(Postgres DB)and NoSQL databases (including SQL Server and XML data handling) including schema/query integration needs.

• Participate in or lead Java migration/upgrade efforts (JDK 8/11JDK 17) ensuring compatibility performance and security.

• Build andmaintainCI/CD pipelines and related automation (Maven builds GitHub workflows Jenkins jobs artifact publishing to Nexus).

• Deploy and troubleshoot applications on Tomcat Docker and OpenShift using strong Unix/Linux operational skills.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams; produce clear technical documentation and communicate status risks and design decisions.

• Integrate with communication platforms:

• SMS providers (e.g. Syniverse/Twilio)

• Email delivery platforms () and compliance/security integrations (Proofpoint/DMARC)

What Were Looking For

• Strong object-oriented design and coding skills.

• 7 years of extensive hands-on experience in Java development including JDK 11 and/or JDK 17 (beyond Java 8).

• 5 years of strong experience building/integrating APIs and services using:

• REST APIs SOAP / Web Services SOA

• Data formats: XML JSON

• Advanced XML transformation experience; XSLT programming is mandatory.

• 4 years of development experience is mandatory with working knowledge of JavaScript and related technologies.

• Knowledge of distributed systems concepts: multi-tier architecture algorithms messaging/queuing.

• Experience with build and delivery tooling in a CI/CD environment:

• Maven GitHub Jenkins Nexus (or equivalent)

• Practical knowledge of Unix/Linux commands and production troubleshooting.

• Experience with application servers and runtime environments: Apache Tomcat.

• Experience with containerization and platforms: Docker and OpenShift.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience on migration projects upgrading JDK 8/11JDK 17 (compatibility dependency upgrades testing performance tuning).

• Deeper hands-on with Kafka in production (streams consumer groups retries/DLQ patterns schema evolution).

• Strong experience with SQL Server plus exposure to NoSQL databases and XML-capable storage/querying patterns.

• Experience integrating with SMS platforms (Syniverse Twilio) including delivery callbacks templates opt-in/opt-out compliance.

• Experience integrating with email platforms (SparkPostor similar) plus Proofpoint/DMARC enforcement and email deliverability best practices.

• Experience with HTML email template design templating systems and a stronger understanding of SMTP workflows and email headers/authentication.

• Additionalcloud depth in AWS (networking IAM monitoring/logging scaling cost awareness) and operating apps on OpenShift in production.

Location

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans retirement programs parental leave adoption assistance and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.

• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you with access to over 20000 courses on our learning platform leadership courses and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups centered around common identities or initiatives to discuss challenges obstacles achievements and drive company awareness and action.

• And much more!

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age sex gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender) pregnancy (and related medical conditions) race color citizenship religion disability or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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What if I dont meet every requirement If youre passionate about our mission and believe youd be a phenomenal addition to our team dont worry about checking every box; please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person were looking for!