Software Engineer II
About this role
American Express Burgess Hill
American Express is recruiting for the role of Software Engineer II. Software Engineer II designs, develops, tests and debugs software applications and systems. The role also supports software builds, code reviews, automated testing and monitoring across environments, while following security and regulatory best practices.
Role details
- Location: Burgess Hill
- Working pattern: Hybrid
- Job type: Full time
- Closing date: 06/11/2026
What you’ll do
- Designs, develops, tests and debugs software applications and systems.
- Completes software builds through consistent development practices, with guidance from peers and leaders.
- Completes code reviews and automated testing to maintain high-quality code standards, with guidance from peers and leaders.
- Supports and monitors software across test, integration and production environments.
- Adheres to security and regulatory best practices to ensure software compliance.
- Collaborates effectively with product and business teams to align technology initiatives with business objectives.
What they’re looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and/or comparable experience.
- Knowledge of distributed systems, algorithms, NoSQL and relational databases.
- Knowledge of the core tools used to plan, analyse, build, test, configure and maintain assigned applications.
- Software engineering and development experience, or a related job.
- Experience in application design, software development and automated testing.
- Experience in object-oriented design and coding with a variety of languages.
- Experience in distributed systems, algorithms and relational databases.
- Experience in Agile software development methodologies and practices such as Scrum or Kanban.
Additional role information
- Experience using AI tooling and agents for development, planning and delivery will be an advantage.
- Experience in automation testing and documentation is listed as useful.
- Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the UK is required.