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 2634 reviews)); "Employees have autonomy to achieve in a results driven culture and great flexibility provided to staff in my area;" ((in 1626 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the array of what you are eligible for is impressive." ((in 1591 reviews)); "Most of the people are great; I built great friendships with a lot of the people there." ((in 1018 reviews)); "Good pay and very free" ((in 767 reviews))

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

"low salary not tech oriented" ((in 481 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 434 reviews)); "So if your team manager is good then you are good and if you get a bad manager then life is hell." ((in 205 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities and learning" ((in 118 reviews)); "too much office politics leads to too many incompetent employees that bypass company policies." ((in 87 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

Jun 25, 2025

Great

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance 3 day in office 2 day remote

Cons

Can be challenging sometimes due to timelines

1.0

Jun 10, 2025

Engineers Beware

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are cool. Its fun to talk with them.

Cons

Everything. The pay is low for how many hours you'll work. All of those work life balance comments must be from non engineers. If you write code, get ready to work 65-80 hour weeks. Its super political. Ive seen people i was friends with turn bitter when politics got involved. Right now, its a culture of who works the latest and covers for the engineering leaderships lack of accountability and planning. You will not progress in your career. The technologies used here are outdated, and niche to the company. You will not get promoted ever. I've seen people here for years in the same position because they didn't play politics. I saw someone on another team just get hired and fired in 3 months due to a mistake in growth. You might get hired then they decide to cut you. Very cutthroat business environment, and you will pay for leadership mistakes. If you like getting calls at 11 PM to log on and help fix a director mistake, working 80 hour weeks consistently, not being able to use PTO because youre too busy.... definitely apply. If youre an engineer, id advise you apply somewhere where they'll at least pay you 300k to work this many hours.

4.0

Jun 8, 2025

Good!

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work! You have enought time for things.

Cons

Slow pace of the work sometimes.

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