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 2636 reviews)); "Employees have autonomy to achieve in a results driven culture and great flexibility provided to staff in my area;" ((in 1600 reviews)); "Amex offers great benefits as well and you can tell they care about their employees." ((in 1591 reviews)); "Most of the people are great; I built great friendships with a lot of the people there." ((in 1003 reviews)); "Good pay and very free" ((in 758 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 480 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 438 reviews)); "So if your team manager is good then you are good and if you get a bad manager then life is hell." ((in 216 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities and learning" ((in 120 reviews)); "too much office politics leads to too many incompetent employees that bypass company policies." ((in 93 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

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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).

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5.0

Feb 26, 2021

Great Place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent Salary Work life Balance Workload is chill and manageable

Cons

Structure re-organization happens way too often

5.0

Feb 25, 2021

Friendly workplace

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

full freedom to learn and grow, senior leadership extremely good

Cons

Low salaries for engineers compared to other financial companies

4.0

Feb 23, 2021

Very inclusive environment!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company puts employees' interests first(Career, health, etc)

Cons

Unclear as to what direct leader wants sometimes

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