The Role
Half craft, half stubbornness, our Blockchain Developer role asks you to make Nginx systems behave under pressure they were never promised. This is a full-time opportunity built for someone who wants to own outcomes, sharpen Next.js, and grow with a tight-knit team.
Key Responsibilities
- Stand up observability so American Express sees failures before customers in WA do
- Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that American Express users feel every click
- Keep the technology Nginx service humming through Renton's holiday traffic surge
- Document the GraphQL system so the next senior engineer onboards in days, not weeks
- Lead the Nginx migration that finally retires American Express's client-centric legacy stack
- Wire Delegation APIs to Empathy consumers so data lands where Renton teams expect it
What You'll Bring
- Self-direction that survives a quiet Slack channel
- An American Express mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
- A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
- Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team
- Real curiosity about why American Express customers do what they do
Rooted in Renton and restless by nature, American Express keeps reinventing how Jenkins and Empathy fit together. The unwritten rule in Renton is simple: leave the codebase kinder than you found it.
What we put on the table: $132,000 - $180,000, coaching for your Java, benefits worth having, and freedom to grow at your own pace.
The freshness epoch just refreshed, marking this Blockchain Developer role live again.
Trade the maybe-someday for a definitely-now and apply to American Express this afternoon.
Skills
- Next.js
- GraphQL
- GitHub Actions
- Ansible
- Java
- Jest
- Unit Testing
- Nginx
- Jenkins
- gRPC
- Delegation
- Empathy
- Mentoring
- Cultural Awareness
Benefits
- Travel opportunities
- Casual dress code
- Inclusive benefits for LGBTQ+ employees
- Recognition and rewards platform
- Estate planning services
- Jury duty leave
- Free snacks and beverages
- Retiree medical benefits
- Employee of the Month
- Meditation and mindfulness apps