American Express

I had gone through a referral via a current Amex employee. I did the entire loop, which consisted of 5 rounds (1 Hiring Manager, 2 onsite Dev, and 2 offshore Dev). Eventually, I figured it was decided to promote someone from within the team. Moreover

Standard 4-phase interview: Manager, Coding, API Design, Culture Fit. Completed all rounds with good feedback, receiving hints that an offer was coming up. The recruiter kept checking up on availability, start date, and salary expectations. However

After registering for the SHPE National Convention, I was selected for a coding assessment with 6 questions. Most were easy, but two were medium/hard. Then there was an interview with two parts: * Behavioral * Technical