Software Engineer Interview Experience - Phoenix, Arizona
Process
I submitted my resume to a database for a conference I was attending. A recruiter contacted me to gauge my interest.
Before the conference, I was contacted again and asked to schedule an interview. The interview at the conference lasted one hour.
I was interviewed by a software architect and a tech lead. They asked a few behavioral questions, then we moved into a "technical" interview. During this part, I was given code to review and debug. I was also asked a problem-solving/logic question, to write a MySQL query, and a few other questions I can no longer recall. The final portion of the interview focused on my past experience and projects.
*Note: I was finishing my undergrad and interviewing for an entry-level position.
Questions
What design patterns are you familiar with? Please explain them.
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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.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for American Express's Software Engineer interview process in Phoenix, Arizona.
American Express Work Experiences
- 2.0Great Ideals, Large EgosSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePhoenix, Arizona, United StatesFebruary 21, 2023Pros: The company is focused on diversity and inclusion.Cons: Large egos where engineers bring their science projects to work. This makes for complex systems. You will get asked multiple times what some systems do. Sadly, some don't accomplish much except churning CPU cycles and costs. Engineers will talk about other engineers' shortcomings behind their back, creating an environment you don't fully trust and won't feel comfortable in.
- 1.0Poor Onboarding ExperienceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePhoenix, Arizona, United StatesOctober 26, 2019Pros: Great pay. Laid back. Good vacation time. Excellent paternity/maternity leave.Cons: - New employees are given no direction whatsoever (at least in my case). - Upon being hired, had nothing to do for weeks. - Nobody even told me what team I was in for about a week. - Poor communication for new hires.
- 2.0Not a good working cultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeePhoenix, Arizona, United StatesOctober 25, 2017Pros: Good benefits. Good health benefits. Very good response from the customer care team.Cons: No good working culture. A lot of vendor politics. No vision for what they are doing. All the entities in Amex are not centralized. Hiring and firing company.
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