American Express
American Express

Software Engineer I

onsite
Chennai
Posted 7/20/2026

Job Overview

Role: Software Engineer I Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Experience: 0.5+ Years (Open to Freshers with Internship/Project Exposure) Qualification: B.E / B.Tech / B.Sc / M.E / M.Tech / M.Sc Key Skills: Software Engineering, Data Structures, Cloud Fundamentals

Job Description

American Express, a globally renowned leader in integrated payment services and highly secure financial technology solutions, has launched its 2026 Off Campus Recruitment Drive. The organization is actively seeking applications for the position of Software Engineer I at its primary technology hub in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. This engineering role is designed for early-career developers and graduates who want to build high-performance distributed systems, cloud data platforms, and next-generation financial architectures. If you have a solid foundation in software engineering, data structures, and cloud fundamentals, this role is tailored for you.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Software Deployment: Design, write, code-review, and unit-test scalable software systems and applications under the direct technical stewardship of senior architects.
  • Agile Delivery: Participate in active sprint check-ins, breakdown comprehensive user stories, map out code dependencies, and shape feature milestones in a standard Agile environment.
  • API Architecture: Create, document, and support production-ready microservices and robust RESTful APIs using contemporary backend frameworks.
  • Quality Engineering: Partner closely with specialized Product, Quality Assurance, and Database teams to manage automated software verification testing and resolve complex production defects.
  • Troubleshooting: Conduct diagnostics, identify runtime application performance drops, and optimize existing structural algorithms.
  • Technical Documentation: Build out granular application architecture logs, update core knowledge wikis, and share best practices with peer team members.

Skills and Eligibility Criteria

Educational Background: Possession of a completed Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Science Engineering, or a closely allied technical discipline. An advanced master's degree configuration is a preferred highlight.

Experience: 0.5+ Years (Open to Freshers with Internship/Project Exposure)

Mandatory Technical Skills:

  • Programming Foundations: Strong command of fundamental data structures, design patterns, algorithms, and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) methodologies
  • Cloud Architecture: Exposure to modern cloud ecosystems such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Microsoft Azure, alongside services like BigQuery and Google Cloud Storage
  • Big Data Frameworks: Foundational knowledge of scalable data infrastructures involving Apache Spark, Scala, Hive, or relational SQL platforms
  • Data Lifecycle Management: A clear grasp of standard Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) paradigms, relational data modeling, and streaming data processing architectures
  • DevOps Tools: Familiarity with version control frameworks via Git, build automation tools like Maven, and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines utilizing Jenkins engines
  • Web Ecosystems: Basic understanding of standard Unix/Linux environments, HTTP communication lifecycles, and RESTful API integrations

Competencies:

  • Familiarity with building operational dashboards, visualizations, and summary scorecards inside Power BI
  • Working clarity with Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power Query configurations, and metadata governance structures to help drive business analytics pipelines
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About the Company

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.