Senior Full Stack Engineer – React and Node JS / Application Experience – American Express

Job Description

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Serving as a core member of an agile team that drives user story analysis and develops responsive web applications.
Performing hands-on software development, typically spending 50-60% of time actually writing code and unit tests, doing proof of concepts, conducting code reviews, and testing in ongoing sprints
Performing ongoing refactoring of code, utilizing visualization and other techniques to fast track concepts, and delivering continuous improvement
Developing deep understanding of integrations with other systems and platforms within the supported domains
Manage your own time, and work well both independently and as part of a team.
Mentoring team members.
Work closely with product managers, back-end and other front-end developers to implement versatile solutions to tricky web development problems
Work with Product Owners to define requirements and plan increments of work.
Drive automation and ensure automated test scripts are completed for new features.
Perform all aspects of software development for assigned applications, including developing prototypes, writing new code and creating API’s.
Architect and build integration components and interfaces in collaboration with other colleagues.
Demonstrate a passion for continuous learning and willingness to adopt new technologies.
Good attitude, communication, willingness to learn and collaborate
Bring a culture of innovation, ideas, and continuous improvement
Challenging status quo, demonstrate risk taking, and implement creative ideas
Qualifications
BS or MS degree in computer science, or equivalent 3-4 years of work experience
5+ years’ experience working in JavaScript and able to demonstrate strong JavaScript knowledge
Able to demonstrate strong web fundamentals & knowledge of DOM
Experience writing adaptive and responsive UI applications
5+ yrs experience in writing JavaScript applications in Node.js
Experience with JavaScript frameworks (such as React, Angular) and CSS pre-processing frameworks
3+ years Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) / Behavior Driven Development (BDD) practices, unit testing, functional testing, system integration testing, regression testing, GUI testing, web service testing, and browser compatibility testing, including frameworks such as, WebDriverIO, Cucumber.JS
Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery environment and platforms, especially npm, GIT and Jenkins
5+ yrs working in an Agile or SAFe Agile development environment
Proven experience building scalable web applications
Good communication skills – able to explain concepts to product managers and business partners in ways that are meaningful to them
Experience of i18n and a11y concepts is a plus