Javascript Engineer Intern Fall 2023

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JavaScript Engineer Intern Fall 2023
How will you make an impact in this role?
As a JavaScript Engineer Intern at American Express, you will be part of our agile team and will be designing, developing and delivering on value add initiatives for the International market. Efforts in this role will require and nurture a broad set of skills including, but not limited to Requirement analysis, design solutions, best coding practices, CI/CD pipelining and testing & automation.
You will have the opportunity to contribute on projects with real market impact and gain invaluable experience through a variety of initiatives.
You will also have the opportunity to join Communities of Technical Practice to pursue your topic(s) of interest. This role may be subject to additional background verification checks.
Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated extensive knowledge and understanding of JavaScript.
• Demonstrated experience with source control like Git, Maven/Gradle, etc.
• Demonstrated written, oral and diagrammatic communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience with JavaScript libraries
• Demonstrated experience with JavaScript technologies like ReactJs, TypeScript, jQuery, Redux, NodeJs
• Demonstrated analytical and design skills with sensitivity to user-system interaction.
• Currently enrolled in a Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics degree with demonstrated interest in building software as a career.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with SQL (Creating stored procedures, SQL queries for integration with other applications)
• Familiarity with prototyping tools
• Familiarity with testing tools like jUnit, Selenium & Jest
• Ability to challenge the status quo and improve existing processes
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development process
• Familiarity with Reporting tools such as Tableau and PowerBI

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.
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Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.