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. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.
We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our Innovation and Development team at American Express Global Business Travel. In this pivotal role, you will be a core member of our agile development team, driving innovation and excellence in one of the travel industry's most critical technology ecosystems.
What You'll Do
- Perform hands-on software development & testing 75 to 80% of time Functions as a core member of an agile team driving user story analysis & elaboration, design and development of software applications, testing & builds automation tools
- Perform ongoing refactoring of code & drives continuous improvement in code structure & quality. The engineer uses visualization and other techniques to fast-track concepts
- Contribute to writing code, API specs, conducting code reviews & testing in ongoing sprints or doing proof of concepts/automation tools
- Own a list of technical requirements that need to be included in product backlog based on industry trends, new technologies, known defects & issues
- Liaise with technical product manager to help manage prioritization of items in product backlog for ongoing sprints
- Identify opportunities to adopt innovative technologies
- Upgrade system software and hardware components as required to meet business needs
- Ensure upgrades are occurring in accordance with established parameters
- Create and maintain system documentation for domain technologies, including installation, configuration, and appropriate troubleshooting steps
What we are looking for
- Minimum 7+ years of IT experience with focused development experience
- Must have 5+ years of hands-on experience in architecture and design of distributed applications.
- Bachelor’s degree in a computer science, information technology, computer related discipline or 5 years of IT work experience in a global information technology infrastructure environment
- Demonstrated experience with Agile or other rapid application development methods
- Demonstrated willingness to learn new technologies and takes pride in how fast they develop working software
- Must be able to work in a team environment with a “can do” attitude capable of overcoming difficult challenges
- Demonstrated experience with object-oriented design and coding skills across a variety of platforms (.NET C#, SOA/Web Services, REST API, JSON, HTML/HTML5, CSS3, XML, AJAX, jQuery, JavaScript, AngularJS, Selenium, Python)
- AWS experience is preferred but not mandatory
- Business Travel Industry preferred but not mandatory
- Hands-on experience with AI/LLM tools (e.g., Claude code, Copilot, etc.).
- Experience with distributed (multi-threaded) systems, algorithms, message queuing, and relational/XML databases
- Exposure to SQL/SSIS/Postgres/Stored procedure development
- Must be willing and able to work in 2nd shifts (3:00 PM IST to 12:00 AM IST) and occasional weekends as required.
- Must be willing to work from Bangalore office location minimum 3 days in a week.
Location
Bangalore, India
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 20,000 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 don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!