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What You’ll do
This is an Engineer I role supporting the Meetings and Events technology portfolio
Performs 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
Performs ongoing refactoring of code & drives continuous improvement in code structure & quality. The engineer uses visualization and other techniques to fast-track concepts
Contributes to writing code, API specs, conducting code reviews & testing in ongoing sprints or doing proof of concepts/automation tools
Owns 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
Identifies opportunities to adopt innovative technologies
Proactively monitor all components of the platforms to ensure maximum performance, efficiency and availability
Validate system upgrades and patches when required
Upgrade system software and hardware components as required to meet business needs
Ensure upgrades are occurring in accordance with established parameters
Provide appropriate user support as assigned
Create and maintain system documentation for domain technologies, including installation, configuration, and appropriate troubleshooting steps
Provide training as required
What We're looking for
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
Minimum 5 years of IT experience with 2 years of focused development experience on Meetings and Events applications in Business Travel Industry
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.
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 with priority on Microsoft Technologies (.NET C#, SOA/Web Services, SSRS, SSIS, REST API, JSON, HTML/HTML5, CSS3, XML, AJAX, jQuery, JavaScript, AngularJS, Selenium, Python, J2EE)
AWS experience is preferred but not mandatory and experience with distributed (multi-threaded) systems, algorithms, message queuing, and relational/XML databases
Exposure to Potstgres/SQL/Stored procedure development
Experience developing AI-driven solutions utilizing LLMs a plus
Ability to effectively communicate across third parties, technical and business product managers on solution design
Ability to enable business capabilities through innovation
Self-motivated, with keen attention to detail and excellent judgment skills
Ability to establish new standards for quality, performance or productivity
Must have excellent writing and communication skills, strong communicator with ability to maintain open communication with internal employees, contractors, managers, 3rd parties, and customers as needed. Able to prioritize and drive to results with a high emphasis on quality
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!
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