American Express

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Tempe, Arizona

October 2, 2017

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I applied in October 2017 at my school's career fair and secured an interview the next day. The interview lasted about 45 minutes and involved two different interviewers. It included both behavioral and technical questions. While the technical questions were tricky, the interviewers were primarily interested in understanding how I approached and worked through the problems.

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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 team culture and work-life balance

Full Stack Developer • Current Employee

Pros: Leaders seek to support everyone and make sure you don't feel too pressured at your job. There are good opportunities to work on new projects all the time, and training is regularly supported through various schemes. Good company culture for work-life balance as well, and I haven't met any unfriendly colleagues at all. Great benefits to boot.

Cons: Teams can vary drastically between departments, and the quality of support can differ depending on department management.

Great team culture and work-life balance

Full Stack Developer • Current Employee

Pros: Leaders seek to support everyone and make sure you don't feel too pressured at your job. There are good opportunities to work on new projects all the time, and training is regularly supported through various schemes. Good company culture for work-life balance as well, and I haven't met any unfriendly colleagues at all. Great benefits to boot.

Cons: Teams can vary drastically between departments, and the quality of support can differ depending on department management.

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 team culture and work-life balance

Full Stack Developer • Current Employee

Pros: Leaders seek to support everyone and make sure you don't feel too pressured at your job. There are good opportunities to work on new projects all the time, and training is regularly supported through various schemes. Good company culture for work-life balance as well, and I haven't met any unfriendly colleagues at all. Great benefits to boot.

Cons: Teams can vary drastically between departments, and the quality of support can differ depending on department management.

4.0
Great team culture and work-life balance
Full Stack Developer • Current Employee
March 16, 2022
Pros: Leaders seek to support everyone and make sure you don't feel too pressured at your job. There are good opportunities to work on new projects all the time, and training is regularly supported through various schemes. Good company culture for work-life balance as well, and I haven't met any unfriendly colleagues at all. Great benefits to boot.
Cons: Teams can vary drastically between departments, and the quality of support can differ depending on department management.

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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