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 (491) , 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 (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 2666 reviews)); "Amex offers great benefits as well and you can tell they care about their employees." ((in 1570 reviews)); "Most of the people are great; I built great friendships with a lot of the people there." ((in 1000 reviews)); "Pay was good and laid back work" ((in 778 reviews)); "Privileged for being part of Amex which 'had' good work culture once upon a time." ((in 645 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 483 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 436 reviews)); "So if your team manager is good then you are good and if you get a bad manager then life is hell." ((in 207 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities and learning" ((in 116 reviews)); "too much office politics leads to too many incompetent employees that bypass company policies." ((in 97 reviews))

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

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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).

Reviews by job title

468 reviews

4.0

Apr 19, 2021

Great overall

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great tech stack, talented team

Cons

It really depends on which team you are on

4.0

Apr 19, 2021

Good place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the people are nice. The company is pretty old so all processes are in place. I have worked in a financial company before so it was par for the course. However, they are not behind the curve in technology and the stack comprised of technology used in companies like eBay or Paypal. For some reason, they seem to be very open about using different development methodologies like object oriented, reactive, functional in the backend.

Cons

The company is pretty old so all processes are in place. This means that for everything you have to submit a ticket to get access which becomes tiring after a while. Unless you have a mentor or friend helping you out, this can fast become an awful experience.

5.0

Apr 5, 2021

Great company to work for

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great PTO options. Leadership teams care about their fellow coworkers

Cons

Tons of meetings and slow paced. Non-flat leadership causes projects to take alot of time due to permissions.

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