Manager, Software Engineering

American Express


Date: 13 hours ago
City: Burgess Hill
Contract type: Full time

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.

How will you make an impact in this role?
  • Responsible for contacting clients with overdue accounts to secure the settlement of the account. Also they do preventive work to avoid future overdues with accounts that have a high exposure.
  • We are seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager with deep expertise in both mainframe technologies (COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM) and distributed systems (Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, cloud-native architectures). This role will lead a cross-functional engineering team responsible for modernising legacy systems, driving distributed platform enhancements, and ensuring operational excellence across hybrid environments
Minimum Qualifications
  • 10+ years of engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a managerial role.
  • Proven track record in mainframe development and distributed system design.
  • Strong understanding of batch processing, data exchange services, and cloud-native architectures
  • Experience with migration projects, especially from mainframe to distributed/cloud platforms.
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions.

Non-considerations for sponsorship:
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in UK is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

Considerations for sponsorship:
Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions.


We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
  • Competitive base salaries
  • Bonus incentives
  • Support for financial-well-being and retirement
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
  • Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
  • Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
  • Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
  • Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
  • Career development and training opportunities
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

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