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 (540) , Software Engineer (504) , Director (491) , Business Analyst (438) , Customer Care Professional (437) , Customer Service Representative (415) , Senior Manager (390) , Senior Analyst (291) , 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 2668 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the array of what you are eligible for is impressive." ((in 1594 reviews)); "Employees have autonomy to achieve in a results driven culture and great flexibility provided to staff in my area;" ((in 1588 reviews)); "Most of the people are great; I built great friendships with a lot of the people there." ((in 1023 reviews)); "Good pay and very free" ((in 780 reviews))

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

"Base salary was low but once commission kicked in it was well worth the wait." ((in 487 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 434 reviews)); "So if your team manager is good then you are good and if you get a bad manager then life is hell." ((in 209 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities and learning" ((in 117 reviews)); "too much office politics leads to too many incompetent employees that bypass company policies." ((in 88 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

4.0

Mar 9, 2018

Sr software engineer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good working culture, good perks, scope for learning, promotions, good management, best company to work with and gained lot f skills and knowledge that helped to grow as an individual

Cons

Tight deadlines, work pressure makes you stressful based on the role and importance of the position to the company, fast paced environment that could get extremely stressful

4.0

Feb 6, 2018

SR. Software engineer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I enjoy working with my team.

Cons

Not many developers are good at programming skills.

3.0

Feb 4, 2018

Senior leadership has great vision but it gets diluted when you go down the hierarchy

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Senior Leadership at Band 50+ has really good vision for the company - If you're working in Risk Department or working with them directly then learning is good - Flexibility in terms of work timings, leaves, etc if you're getting the job done - Some of the teams/leaders are really good and can accelerate your growth

Cons

- Many leaders at Band 40/35 have their own personal agendas which does not really align with their senior leaders and affects the growth of the company, the work culture and people below such leaders - Some of the leaders are extreme micromanagers and get away with it despite having poor feedback from their subordinates and poor results in annual pulse survey. I've seen instances where an employee raised issues about her leader to the ombudsperson and eventually she was the one who had to change her team without any strict action being taken against her leader. - Very low salaries for software developers and petty increments. I got G1 L1 rating once and even after the increment of 16%, my salary was below the industry standards

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