American Express

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Gainesville, Florida

September 1, 2017

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

They asked me behavioral questions and one technical question. They were interested in my approach to the question rather than answering it correctly. The recruiter made the interview process easy and made me comfortable.

Questions

What is the most efficient way to figure out which marble is heaviest out of a set that contains 9 marbles?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the American Express Software Engineer (Internship) role in Gainesville, Florida.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

American Express's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Gainesville, Florida is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral0%

Negative50%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for American Express's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Gainesville, Florida.

American Express Work Experiences

Great company to work for

Software Engineer (Internship) • Current Employee

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

January 9, 2017

Pros: Great company culture and excellent flexibility on working hours and job role.

Cons: Large corporations can sometimes get lost in a big machine.

Great company to work for

Software Engineer (Internship) • Current Employee

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

January 9, 2017

Pros: Great company culture and excellent flexibility on working hours and job role.

Cons: Large corporations can sometimes get lost in a big machine.

Avoid derailing your career for 4-5 years

Engineer II • Former Employee

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

September 30, 2025

Pros: - Less work, more free time

Cons: - No career growth - Office politics - Toxic env - Less pay - No learning scope

Avoid derailing your career for 4-5 years

Engineer II • Former Employee

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

September 30, 2025

Pros: - Less work, more free time

Cons: - No career growth - Office politics - Toxic env - Less pay - No learning scope

Employee Focused Company

Engineering Director • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Good benefits. Flexible work policies. Prioritize employee wellness ahead of everything else.

Cons: Promotions are based on networking and good-looking presentations, not solid deliveries. Are they also a bit racist? Possible – is it inherent bias or overt? Not conclusive.

Employee Focused Company

Engineering Director • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Good benefits. Flexible work policies. Prioritize employee wellness ahead of everything else.

Cons: Promotions are based on networking and good-looking presentations, not solid deliveries. Are they also a bit racist? Possible – is it inherent bias or overt? Not conclusive.

Great company to work for

Software Engineer (Internship) • Current Employee

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

January 9, 2017

Pros: Great company culture and excellent flexibility on working hours and job role.

Cons: Large corporations can sometimes get lost in a big machine.

5.0
Great company to work for
Software Engineer (Internship) • Current Employee
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
January 9, 2017
Pros: Great company culture and excellent flexibility on working hours and job role.
Cons: Large corporations can sometimes get lost in a big machine.

Avoid derailing your career for 4-5 years

Engineer II • Former Employee

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

September 30, 2025

Pros: - Less work, more free time

Cons: - No career growth - Office politics - Toxic env - Less pay - No learning scope

2.0
Avoid derailing your career for 4-5 years
Engineer II • Former Employee
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
September 30, 2025
Pros: - Less work, more free time
Cons: - No career growth - Office politics - Toxic env - Less pay - No learning scope

Employee Focused Company

Engineering Director • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Good benefits. Flexible work policies. Prioritize employee wellness ahead of everything else.

Cons: Promotions are based on networking and good-looking presentations, not solid deliveries. Are they also a bit racist? Possible – is it inherent bias or overt? Not conclusive.

3.0
Employee Focused Company
Engineering Director • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 8, 2021
Pros: Good benefits. Flexible work policies. Prioritize employee wellness ahead of everything else.
Cons: Promotions are based on networking and good-looking presentations, not solid deliveries. Are they also a bit racist? Possible – is it inherent bias or overt? Not conclusive.

American Express Interview Questions

Minimum Deletions to Make Character Frequencies Unique

Given a string, find the minimum number of characters you must delete so that all remaining character frequencies are unique. No two characters can have the same frequency.

StringsGreedy Algorithms

Maximum Equal Frequency

Given an array of numbers, find the longest prefix where removing exactly one element makes all remaining element frequencies equal. Return the length of this prefix.

ArraysSliding WindowsGreedy Algorithms

Divide an Array Into Subarrays With Minimum Cost I

You're given an array and need to divide it into three non-empty subarrays. The cost is the sum of the first elements of each subarray. Find the minimum possible cost to divide the array.

ArraysTwo PointersSliding Windows

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