[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All American Express jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/) · [Search jobs](/search/) American Express · Charlotte, NC # Senior Software Engineer I Charlotte, NC, United States Hybrid Senior individual contributor Software Engineering Listed on American Express’s official careers site. Posted October 8, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on American Express’s careers site →](https://egug.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/26013866) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [American Express](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/) / Senior Software Engineer I ## Job description As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers’ digital lives. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve challenging problems. Amex offers a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies and encourages you to back the broader engineering community through open source. And because we understand the importance of keeping your skills fresh and relevant, we give you dedicated time to invest in your professional development. Find your place in technology on #TeamAmex. Join the Database Engineering team in building the next generation of public and private cloud database platforms. Ever wondered what it takes to build a highly available, global scale enterprise-wide cloud platform with an Open Source technology stack and to achieve up-times SLA of Amazon, Google and Force.com? Then you should consider this innovative and disruptive opportunity where you can be a key transformative contributor to a world-class engineering team building and maintaining the DBaaS platform for American Express. The goal of the team is to build upon a robust platform in support of hosting databases both in the private cloud environment as well as multiple public clouds. ## Responsibilities Own the technical design, development, implementation, and support of on-premises and public cloud database platforms. Lead hands-on architecture, design, and engineering of scalable, resilient, secure, and highly available database solutions. Analyze complex system architectures to proactively identify technical risks, dependencies, performance bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement. Design and implement solutions that enable, modernize, and enhance enterprise database platform capabilities. Partner with Product Owners and engineering teams to understand requirements, evaluate upcoming features, and ensure effective technical design and implementation. Leverage cloud-native and emerging technologies to drive platform modernization, automation, scalability, and operational efficiency. Evaluate existing platform implementations and dependencies and drive continuous improvements in performance, reliability, security, and maintainability. Apply a strong understanding of network, compute, and storage topologies to define optimal platform architectures. Provide production support on a rotational basis, troubleshooting complex issues and ensuring platform stability and availability. Promote engineering best practices, automation, and continuous improvement across the database platform lifecycle. ## Qualifications - Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline, or equivalent work experience - 8+ years of database administration experience preferably in PostgreSQL, Couchbase, Mongo and Cassandra - 4+ years of development experience in programming in Python, Terraform. Experienced in system configuration using Ansible 5+ years of Linux Administration Experience. Hands on experience deploying various Public cloud services related to Network, Security, Compute and Database services Experience in coding terraform modules with various providers Experience with Container and Orchestration Technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift is a plus. Ability to effectively interpret technical and business objectives and challenges and articulate solutions Willingness to learn new technologies and use them to their optimal potential Provide Oncall support on rotation basis At the core of Software Engineering, every member of our team should be able to demonstrate the following technical, functional, leadership and business skills you'll use every day, including: Agile Practices Programming Languages and Frameworks Business Analysis Analytical Thinking Business Product Knowledge Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 8, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 10 days - Location: Charlotte, NC, United States - Work arrangement: Hybrid[Apply on American Express’s careers site →](https://egug.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/26013866) ## More jobs at American Express ### [Campus Graduate Masters Full-Time Engineer - 2027 Software Engineer II, Enterprise Technology Services- Charlotte, NC](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/jobs/aaf2e584efebd4b67b0c/) Charlotte, NC, United States ### [Campus Graduate Masters Summer Internship Program - 2027 Software Engineer, Enterprise Technology Services- Charlotte, NC](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/jobs/b8bccd5ec9338c4aa7bc/) Charlotte, NC, United States ### [Campus Undergraduate Full-Time Engineer - 2027 Software Engineer I, Enterprise Technology Services- Charlotte, NC](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/jobs/e1a66a521fd7dccb105b/) Charlotte, NC, United States ### [Campus Graduate Masters Full-Time Senior Analyst - 2027 Data & Analytics, Enterprise Technology Services- Charlotte, NC](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/jobs/0414ebd422ce3059f7f1/) Charlotte, NC, United States ### [Campus Graduate Masters Summer Internship Program - 2027 Data Analytics, Enterprise Technology Services- Charlotte, NC](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/american-express/jobs/9b7b09af39779148b269/) Charlotte, NC, United States ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Software Engineer/Sr. Software Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/194f63de625f0dce008e/) Microsoft · United States, Washington, Redmond ### [Senior Software Engineer/Software Engineer II](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/533e77af5ee9c7fa5145/) Microsoft · United States, Washington, Redmond ### [Software and Data Engineer - Software Engineer III- Agentic Pricing](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/1adbc421af4b64b8e0c5/) JPMorganChase · Jersey City, NJ, United States ### [Software Developer/Software Engineer in Test](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/general-dynamics/jobs/229bce1af89aceaed99c/) General Dynamics · Falls Church, VA, US ### [Software Engineer II – Embedded Software](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/bae-systems/jobs/9325424177b18e460029/) BAE Systems · Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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