Software Engineer Interview Experience - Phoenix, Arizona
May 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
There were three rounds: two on campus on the same day, and one on their site.
The on-site interview was more like an event. Many candidates attended, with some even flown in from other states. There were two coding tests: individual and team. The challenges were pretty tough.
Questions
Find a duplicated integer in a list of 101 integers, ranging from 0 to 99. There will be only one duplicate.
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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
49%
Pass 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
Positive66%
Neutral17%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for American Express's Software Engineer interview process in Phoenix, Arizona.
American Express Work Experiences
2.0
Very restricted. No freedom
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
April 15, 2020
Pros: Some positions have good salaries.
Good benefits.
Lots of PTO.
Cons: It's a nightmare being a developer here. All of their workstations are super restricted. I have to go through weeks of approval process to even install dev tools that are not on the approved list. Most websites are banned. Not a fun place to be for devs.
5.0
Great place to work, bad pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
May 30, 2022
Pros: Great work-life balance, amazing benefits.
Cons: The pay is not competitive with the rest of the industry.
3.0
Was an intern, then a campus hire
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
October 14, 2017
Pros: Great benefits (the paternity leave is awesome!). Good work-life balance (if you're on the right team). Management cares. Wonderful people. Life during the freeze (mid-November through December) is heaven on earth. They have 5+ personal development days, which are amazing, and management truly cares and supports your personal development and achievement.
Cons: Slow internship with little to no work.
When hired on full-time, they will not negotiate salary and gyp you out of fair compensation. (I realized soon after joining that I was being paid less than I was worth, even by their own standards).
Having super nice colleagues means passive-aggressiveness when issues do arise. :(
Also, there's this almost yearly mid-year company reorganization. It's insane.
I have one friend who was moved around 5 times in the last year. 5 TIMES.
- 2.0Very restricted. No freedomSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeePhoenix, Arizona, United StatesApril 15, 2020Pros: Some positions have good salaries. Good benefits. Lots of PTO.Cons: It's a nightmare being a developer here. All of their workstations are super restricted. I have to go through weeks of approval process to even install dev tools that are not on the approved list. Most websites are banned. Not a fun place to be for devs.
- 5.0Great place to work, bad paySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePhoenix, Arizona, United StatesMay 30, 2022Pros: Great work-life balance, amazing benefits.Cons: The pay is not competitive with the rest of the industry.
- 3.0Was an intern, then a campus hireSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePhoenix, Arizona, United StatesOctober 14, 2017Pros: Great benefits (the paternity leave is awesome!). Good work-life balance (if you're on the right team). Management cares. Wonderful people. Life during the freeze (mid-November through December) is heaven on earth. They have 5+ personal development days, which are amazing, and management truly cares and supports your personal development and achievement.Cons: Slow internship with little to no work. When hired on full-time, they will not negotiate salary and gyp you out of fair compensation. (I realized soon after joining that I was being paid less than I was worth, even by their own standards). Having super nice colleagues means passive-aggressiveness when issues do arise. :( Also, there's this almost yearly mid-year company reorganization. It's insane. I have one friend who was moved around 5 times in the last year. 5 TIMES.
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