We are seeking an Engineering Director to lead and grow high-performing, transformational product engineering teams responsible for the architecture, design, engineering, and implementation of reliable, scalable, secure, and impactful technology products and platform applications.

This leader will combine strong technical judgment, hands-on engineering and architecture expertise, people leadership, and strategic thinking to translate business priorities into effective engineering execution. The Engineering Director will partner closely with Product, Design, Architecture, Data, and other business and technology leaders to establish technical direction, modernize applications and platforms, develop engineering talent, improve delivery, and drive innovation across the enterprise.

The successful candidate will be an active technical leader who can operate at both the strategic and hands-on levels—guiding complex architecture and engineering decisions while building an environment of accountability, collaboration, innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience. Master’s degree in a related field is a plus.
- 8–10+ years of software engineering experience, including architecture, design, engineering, and implementation experience within complex enterprise environments and recent experience leading engineering teams.
- Demonstrated recent hands-on experience designing, engineering, and successfully implementing enterprise-grade software products and platforms.
- Expert-level solution architecture skills with the ability to evaluate complex architectures, engineering approaches, and technical tradeoffs and resolve complex technical issues creatively and effectively.
- Experience building scalable, reliable, secure, performant, and maintainable software systems.




- Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into high-quality production software and measurable business outcomes.
- Experience developing enterprise-grade APIs and modern distributed and microservices-based architectures.
- Hands-on experience with modern software engineering practices and technologies, including CI/CD, DevOps, containers, microservices, cloud-native architectures, observability, security, and automated testing.
- Recent engineering experience with relevant technologies such as One App, React, Go, Java, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Elastic, and PostgreSQL.
- Experience with cloud platforms and complex enterprise cloud environments.
- Demonstrated ability to optimize the performance, reliability, and scalability of enterprise software systems and components.
- Experience managing complex programs involving multiple engineering teams, systems, platforms, and organizational dependencies.
- Excellent communication and executive stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in environments characterized by ambiguity, competing priorities, and significant organizational complexity.
- Experience with Salesforce or other enterprise platforms relevant to the organization.
- Experience operating large-scale, highly available, and/or regulated technology platforms.
- Understanding of and experience with core American Express Enterprise Platforms is a plus.

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. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.

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 in office 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

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

📌 Director - Software Engineering (Bengaluru)
🏢 American Express
📍 Bengaluru