Job Description

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) is seeking a Technical Lead/Architect to join our Global Business Consulting (GBC) Innovation and Technology team. In this key role, you will provide technical leadership and oversight for the architecture design and transformation of our cutting-edge consulting applications.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the architecture and design of highly scalable, robust application solutions to support GBC's data-driven consulting offerings
• Drive technical innovation by evaluating, selecting, and integrating cutting-edge technologies into GBC's technology stack
• Provide strategic technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to development teams throughout the complete project lifecycle
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to analyze complex business requirements and architect optimal technical solutions
• Establish and enforce technical best practices, development standards, and governance frameworks for application development and data management
• Oversee technical decision-making and ensure alignment with business objectives and industry standards
• Network across enterprise technical groups to identify opportunities for efficiencies, integration and deployment of solutions.

What We’re Looking For

• Leadership Experience: 10+ years of progressive software development experience with demonstrated technical leadership in enterprise environments
• Demonstrated experience architecting enterprise grade platforms with object-oriented design and coding skills across a variety of platforms (J2EE Technologies, .NET C#, SOA/Web Services, REST API, JSON, HTML/HTML5, CSS3, XML, AJAX, jQuery, JavaScript, AngularJS, Selenium, Python, Java (optional)) for high-availability, high-performance enterprise systems
• Architecture Skills: Proven experience designing and implementing complex, distributed applications, REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems at enterprise level
• Hands-on experience architecting solutions using AWS services with understanding of cloud-native patterns
• Modern Technologies: Expertise in serverless architectures, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code
• Hands-on experience with AI/LLM tools (e.g., Claude code, Copilot, etc.).
• Understanding of BI/Data platforms, data modeling, ETL processes, and data visualization tools
• Experience with agile development methodologies and DevOps practices
• Communication: Exceptional problem-solving, analytical thinking, and stakeholder communication skills
• Must be willing and able to work in 2nd shifts (3:00 PM IST to 12:00 AM IST) and occasional weekends as required.
• Must be willing to work from Bangalore office location minimum 3 days in a week.

Location

Bangalore, India

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.
• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.
• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.
• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.
• And much more!

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!