Is American Express a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at American Express have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 126 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of American Express employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at American Express now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at American Express .

Does American Express pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at American Express with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 126 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at American Express.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at American Express?

86% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at American Express would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 14% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated American Express with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 4.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at American Express?

Analyst (565) , Manager (541) , Software Engineer (504) , Director (491) , Business Analyst (438) , Customer Care Professional (437) , Customer Service Representative (415) , Senior Manager (390) , Senior Analyst (292) , Travel Consultant (288) , Assistant Manager (221) , Project Manager (219) , Team Leader (189) , Product Manager (180) , Financial Analyst (155)

What are the pros of working at American Express according to real employee reviews?

"There are always people and teams you can get along with and have a good work/life balance." ((in 2659 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the array of what you are eligible for is impressive." ((in 1577 reviews)); "Most of the people are great; I built great friendships with a lot of the people there." ((in 1018 reviews)); "Pay was good and laid back work" ((in 755 reviews)); "Privileged for being part of Amex which 'had' good work culture once upon a time." ((in 640 reviews))

What are the cons of working at American Express according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries and not a lot of promotion options" ((in 477 reviews)); "Poor management team leads will overlook blatant collection law violations to achieve their teams numbers even to the point of lying to their card members" ((in 435 reviews)); "So if your team manager is good then you are good and if you get a bad manager then life is hell." ((in 208 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities and learning" ((in 121 reviews)); "too much office politics leads to too many incompetent employees that bypass company policies." ((in 89 reviews))

American Express Sr. Software Engineer reviews

4.3

86% would recommend to a friend

(126 total reviews)

Stephen J Squeri

98% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

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Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated American Express with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 126 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. American Express is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

126 reviews

5.0

Mar 14, 2021

Best place to learn and explore new tech stack

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Supportive team culture - Flexibility to adopt new tech stack - Use of opensource

Cons

- Hiring process is language specific - Hiring is based on position needs to fill in team, not like FANG where they hire talent and later do team matching

2.0

Mar 5, 2021

Too political and no growth opportunities

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Takes ethics seriously and does not tolerate wrong doing at any level

Cons

Promotions are based on who knows whom and performance does not matter. Also, lately in the name of inclusion and diversity, the company has created an unspoken rule of a preferred race and non-preferred race for promotions. The leaders in the company openly talk about quotas for increasing promotions for folks in preferred race aka minorities. Nobody is against promoting anyone as long as they deserve it. However, when an individual is promoted solely because of their race, it is wrong. Also, the company recently decided to stop campaign contributions to congressmen who were just doing what their constituents wanted them to do and that is another example of far left leaning leaders in the company.

5.0

Mar 2, 2021

Great company to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best health benefits, PTO and flexibility

Cons

I don't see any drawbacks

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