American Express is hiring a Senior AI Engineer II focused on enterprise agentic AI systems for regulated, real-world financial workflows.

Translate complex, ambiguous problems into production-grade agentic AI systems operating on real financial data
Deliver end-to-end solutions: partner with product and design, build and ship production code, and own outcomes after launch
Develop customer-facing LLM-powered features for financial use cases
Build agentic systems that automate financial workflows
Create internal AI capabilities that help other engineers build with AI safely and efficiently

5+ years of software engineering experience, including meaningful production work with LLMs or applied ML systems
Proven delivery record shipping AI-powered or agentic systems that real users depend on
Strong engineering fundamentals across backend systems, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure
Hands-on experience using modern LLM tooling and agentic patterns and architectures
Fluency with AI-assisted and agentic development workflows
Strong sense of ownership and sound technical judgment
Comfort working through ambiguity to produce reliable, shipped product
Product mindset and strong customer orientation

Experience building agentic systems in fintech or other regulated industries
Experience as a founding engineer or early technical contributor in high-growth environments
Ability to ship technically complex systems in regulated contexts where customers actively rely on the results
Meaningful open-source contributions, especially in AI or developer tooling
Depending on business unit requirements, role scope, cost, and applicable laws, American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions

Competitive base salaries and bonus incentives
6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite, or virtual arrangements based on role and business need
20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, for pregnancy, adoption, or surrogacy
Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
Free and confidential counseling support through the Healthy Minds program
Career development and training opportunities

Core builder role focused on production-grade agentic systems for real financial data and real customers
Scope includes customer-facing LLM-powered features, agentic automation of financial workflows, and internal AI capabilities
Not a research-only role; requires comfort with autonomy, judgment, and operating within a regulated financial environment

Sr AI Engineer II - Enterprise Architecture

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