Is American Express a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at American Express have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 468 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of American Express employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at American Express now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at American Express .

Does American Express pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at American Express with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 468 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at American Express.

What are the top reviewed jobs at American Express?

Analyst (565) , Manager (543) , Software Engineer (504) , Director (492) , Business Analyst (438) , Customer Care Professional (437) , Customer Service Representative (416) , Senior Manager (390) , Senior Analyst (293) , Travel Consultant (288) , Assistant Manager (221) , Project Manager (219) , Team Leader (189) , Product Manager (181) , 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 2642 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the array of what you are eligible for is impressive." ((in 1558 reviews)); "Most of the people are great; I built great friendships with a lot of the people there." ((in 1012 reviews)); "Good pay and very free" ((in 774 reviews)); "Privileged for being part of Amex which 'had' good work culture once upon a time." ((in 657 reviews))

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

"Low salary and increases" ((in 492 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 210 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities and learning" ((in 115 reviews)); "5. All upper management do lot of politics and are afraid of employees who speaks truth they find reason to throw them out." ((in 80 reviews))

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American Express Software Developer reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(468 total reviews)

Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

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

5.0

May 19, 2021

GREAT WORK

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mental health takes priority. Opportunity to advance your career.

Cons

There are no cons about it that I can list

2.0

May 19, 2021

Typical Large Company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and its a big company with a lot of processes in place

Cons

Depends what team your on can be good or bad, to many teams each with different culture

5.0

May 18, 2021

Great place for work life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- the company look after you and really care for their employees - smart people to learn from - culture is amazing

Cons

- if you're starting out in your career it might not push you as much as you want if you want to work really hard

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