Campus Graduate Intern Program

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. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this 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.

Business Unit/Role Specific Info  

The Data Engineer role at American Express is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to help shape experiences for one of the world’s top brands! We seek a thought-leader and a problem-solver who can blend business, technical, and industry standard methodologies.

Our 10-week Summer Internship Program runs from June to August. This program will provide you with real, on-the-job work experience; giving you the skills and experience to help you accelerate in your studies and future career!   

How will you make an impact in this role?  

• Design and optimization of data architectures and pipelines
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business needs and enterprise standards
• Foster innovation and best practices in data infrastructure
• Executing Big Data management strategies through partitioning and indexing solutions
  
  Minimum Qualifications  
   
• Master's degree candidates with an expected graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027 
• Currently enrolled in a Master's degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other technical field  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in SQL and Python (or any other programming language like Java)
• Proven interest in technologies and customer-driven design
• Willing to take risks, experiment, and share fresh perspectives
• Strong analytical/quantitative and problem-solving skills with the ability to distill complex concepts or problems.
• Independent thinker with intellectual curiosity and desire to continually learn about the changing payments landscape and emerging technologies.
• Ability to collaborate with and build strong relationships with leaders, colleagues in different time zones, and cross-functional partners to deliver value.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to present ideas clearly and concisely.
• Demonstrated resilience, proactive problem solving, ‘can do’ attitude, and optimism in changing circumstances.
• Comfort with challenging the status quo and driving continuous process improvement
• Proficiency in analytical and presentation tools, including MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of Big Data / NoSQL design and development with variety of data stores (document, column family, graph, etc.)
• Knowledge of database management system products and ecosystem - e.g., storage formats, access algorithms, data management processes, administration, data maintenance, replication, high availability, encryption, etc
• Knowledge of distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational & non-relational databases

Salary Range: $50.48 to $70.33 hourly + sign-on bonus

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

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
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules with hybrid and virtual options with Amex Flex
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counselling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

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. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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