Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
Process
The interview consisted of 30 minutes of behavioral questions and 30 minutes of technical questions.
The technical questions were LeetCode easy to medium, focused mainly on string manipulation.
The interviewer asked about my resume and previous internship experience.
Be confident about your data structures and the skills listed on your resume.
Questions
Tell me about a time you faced a challenge.
Generate all permutations of a string.
Given two strings, check if they have the same characters.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 62 interview experiences for the American Express Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
American Express's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for American Express's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
American Express Work Experiences
- 5.0Great company to work forSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Current EmployeeManchester, England, United KingdomJanuary 9, 2017Pros: Great company culture and excellent flexibility on working hours and job role.Cons: Large corporations can sometimes get lost in a big machine.
- 3.0Good Balance, Mixed QualitySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJune 5, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance at American Express.Cons: Bad work quality in some teams.
- 4.0Great company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePhoenix, Arizona, United StatesApril 22, 2021Pros: - Great pay compensation - Flexible work-life balance - Great company for new entries into the industryCons: - Benefits are not great. - Not always on the forefront of technology.
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