Software Engineer Interview Experience - Phoenix, Arizona
Process
An American Express recruiter contacted me through LinkedIn.
After the initial phone screen, I had a phone technical interview the following week.
Two weeks later, I was invited for an onsite interview.
The onsite consisted of three rounds: individual interviews as well as a group interview.
Questions
All are knowledge-based questions. They tested areas including:
- OOPS
- Java REST web services
- Agile tools like Maven
- Git
- PERL
- JavaScript
- Web services
- Java collections
- Multithreading
- MongoDB
- Linux/UNIX commands
- Java exceptions
- Spring
- Hibernate
- SQL joins
- Indexes
- Cloud concepts
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 41 interview experiences for the American Express Software Engineer role in Phoenix, Arizona.
Success Rate
American Express's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Phoenix, Arizona is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for American Express's Software Engineer interview process in Phoenix, Arizona.
American Express Work Experiences
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePhoenix, Arizona, United StatesJuly 29, 2022Pros: Great work-life balance, fantastic people.Cons: Not cutting-edge compared to working for a tech company.
- 4.0Great company, good benefits, chill cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePhoenix, Arizona, United StatesOctober 8, 2025Pros: Great company, a good starting job, and a good culture. The campus is nice too.Cons: Less pay than other tech jobs, but good for entry.
- 4.0Sunny Office, Flexible, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeePhoenix, Arizona, United StatesJanuary 16, 2021Pros: Warm weather in the office, flexible hours.Cons: Pay not comparable to other firms
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