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 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 468 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.8% 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 (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 (179) , 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 2652 reviews)); "Employees have autonomy to achieve in a results driven culture and great flexibility provided to staff in my area;" ((in 1638 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the array of what you are eligible for is impressive." ((in 1556 reviews)); "Most of the people are great; I built great friendships with a lot of the people there." ((in 1007 reviews)); "Pay was good and laid back work" ((in 778 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 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 121 reviews)); "Managers are not impartial, often unprofessional and favoritism is common issue." ((in 82 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

1.0

Aug 12, 2025

No 1:1s, No Feedback, No Support - Leadership Missing in Action

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues who are talented and supportive. Interesting projects with strong company brand and resources. Compensation and benefits are fantastic.

Cons

Leadership engagement on our team is severely lacking. Over the course of the past year, I haven’t had a single 1:1 meeting with my leader. Some team members didn’t even receive a midyear review. Slack messages and Outlook emails often go unread or unanswered, making it difficult to get timely feedback and clarity. Our leader regularly doesn’t show up to scheduled and accepted meetings, which disrupts team coordination and morale.

4.0

Aug 10, 2025

Good work culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture, they believe in investing in you even outside the workplace.

Cons

vertical growth a bit slow

4.0

Aug 9, 2025

Software Engineer at Amex

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with and stability in terms of company health. Amex is a very big company with more than 100 years of history and naturally that gives clear signs of security and you really feel that the company takes care of you.

Cons

Can be boring as there's a lot of processes and burocracies

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