American Express Software Developer reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(468 total reviews)
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Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated American Express with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 468 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. American Express is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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468 reviews
4.0
Jul 22, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- Relaxed atmosphere - Company genuinely cares about its colleagues and Cardmembers - Great company for people with families - You can stay in the company 20 years and do 10 very different jobs - there's lots of variety between roles - Company genuinely cares about inclusion and diversity - feels like a very safe place to work. Inclusion and diversity policies do not feel tokenistic unlike a lot of other companies. - CEO leads the company with vision and compassion, especially through Covid 19 - the company didn't make a single colleague redundant in 2020 through the crisis - Some very capable engineers here who are also very willing to help you grow - even engineers in other teams will always make the time for you if you need technical expertise, mentorship or a general chat - 9-5 is standard for engineers unless you're at director level

Cons

- Tech salary isn't that competitive compared to other London based financial services companies - Departments are often siloed and change can be fairly slow paced - if you want a fast moving and agile tech company, Amex is probably not for you

3.0
Jul 19, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- work life balance - great colleagues - great work culture

Cons

- waterfall method, not iterative - lack of data driven methods to building tech - too much bureaucracy - hard to get promoted

5.0
Jul 18, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great colleagues always willing to connect

Cons

There are no cons that come to mind

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