Hiring: Director-Software Engineering Company: American Express Location: Phoenix, AZ Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 02:13:23 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Agile, Express, Kanban, Kotlin, Make, Scrum, TestNG About the job Experience: •Comprehensive expertise in how to leverage AI tooling to enhance productivity Kotlin, Ktor, AWS, and API development •Software engineering and development experience or a related job •Proven hands-on experience in leading and managing software engineering teams, providing technical leadership and mentorship •Proven hands-on experience in collaborating with senior stakeholders to drive software strategy and innovation •Expertise in application design, software development, and automated testing Required Skills: •This role will be focused on expanding the core APIs to enable a robust business to business feature set •This role requires a blend of a highly technical skillset with deep business acumen, with the expectation of being able to make technical decisions fast to deliver on business strategy to drive more adoption and revenue •Leads, mentors, and coaches Senior Software Engineers and teams, fostering a culture of excellence, continuous professional growth, and knowledge sharing within the software engineering community •Partner cross-functionally with senior leadership to develop and implement talent acquisition and retention strategies, ensuring the organization attracts and retains top talent •Directs and oversees the successful development, deployment, support, and monitoring of software across various environments •Leads multiple software product development teams to realize the company's technology vision and strategy in a scalable, iterative environment •Drives innovation and experimentation to deliver software solutions that meet or exceed customer and partner expectations •Shares technology domain expertise with architects and specialists across multiple organizations to enhance technical solutions Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and/or comparable experience; advanced degree preferred •Knowledge of distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, NoSQL, and relational databases •Knowledge of the core tools used in the planning, analyzing, crafting, building, testing, configuring, and maintaining of assigned application(s) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!