American Express

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Tempe, Arizona

May 1, 2019

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The interview was pretty fast. They asked a few brain teaser questions, nothing too tough, then a few questions regarding data structures. They will go over your resume a bit beforehand, but nothing too strenuous.

Questions

They draw a double-wicked candle, one on each side. They say lighting the wick will take an hour to burn. How do you get it to burn in 30 minutes?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the American Express Software Engineer (Internship) role in Tempe, Arizona.

Success Rate

25%

Pass Rate

American Express's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Tempe, Arizona is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive75%

Neutral0%

Negative25%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for American Express's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Tempe, Arizona.

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.

Good, but not great for your tech career

Software Engineer II • Former Employee

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Pros: 1. Flexible work schedule 2. Huge focus on diversity 3. You're working for a huge banking company

Cons: 1. Promotions can be slow. 2. Technology is so far behind. 3. DX is lacking. 4. You’re probably going to be paid $20k-$60k below market. 5. You could possibly be working 50+ hours a week but paid for 40.

Good, but not great for your tech career

Software Engineer II • Former Employee

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Pros: 1. Flexible work schedule 2. Huge focus on diversity 3. You're working for a huge banking company

Cons: 1. Promotions can be slow. 2. Technology is so far behind. 3. DX is lacking. 4. You’re probably going to be paid $20k-$60k below market. 5. You could possibly be working 50+ hours a week but paid for 40.

Great Culture, Room To Grow

Software Engineer IV • Current Employee

Sunrise, Florida, United States

Pros: Flexible and open. The work culture is great and there is plenty of room to grow within the company.

Cons: Not much, as good as you can get for financial tech :)

Great Culture, Room To Grow

Software Engineer IV • Current Employee

Sunrise, Florida, United States

Pros: Flexible and open. The work culture is great and there is plenty of room to grow within the company.

Cons: Not much, as good as you can get for financial tech :)

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.

Good, but not great for your tech career

Software Engineer II • Former Employee

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Pros: 1. Flexible work schedule 2. Huge focus on diversity 3. You're working for a huge banking company

Cons: 1. Promotions can be slow. 2. Technology is so far behind. 3. DX is lacking. 4. You’re probably going to be paid $20k-$60k below market. 5. You could possibly be working 50+ hours a week but paid for 40.

4.0
Good, but not great for your tech career
Software Engineer II • Former Employee
Tempe, Arizona, United States
April 1, 2021
Pros: 1. Flexible work schedule 2. Huge focus on diversity 3. You're working for a huge banking company
Cons: 1. Promotions can be slow. 2. Technology is so far behind. 3. DX is lacking. 4. You’re probably going to be paid $20k-$60k below market. 5. You could possibly be working 50+ hours a week but paid for 40.

Great Culture, Room To Grow

Software Engineer IV • Current Employee

Sunrise, Florida, United States

Pros: Flexible and open. The work culture is great and there is plenty of room to grow within the company.

Cons: Not much, as good as you can get for financial tech :)

5.0
Great Culture, Room To Grow
Software Engineer IV • Current Employee
Sunrise, Florida, United States
June 7, 2021
Pros: Flexible and open. The work culture is great and there is plenty of room to grow within the company.
Cons: Not much, as good as you can get for financial tech :)

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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