American Express Software Engineer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(496 total reviews)
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Stephen J Squeri

88% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated American Express with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 496 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. American Express is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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496 reviews
4.0
May 24, 2026
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Pros

- good work life balance - structured engineering processes with forums for sharing and support to learn - lots of hardworking and skilled engineers - company has consistently performed well and minimal layoffs

Cons

- they don’t make it easy to move between engineering teams or pick up workout outside your expertise (ie moving full stack) - difficult to get promoted - slow to innovate or try new things

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