Data Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at American Express with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at American Express overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at American Express as a Data Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 26%
Group panel interview: 21%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
One on one interview: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Other: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at American Express (London, England) in Oct 2019
Interview
Three rounds including screening by recruitment team followed by generic discussion including some technical details. Final round was of around an hour with core technical skills related to the job profile
I applied online. I interviewed at American Express (Phoenix, AZ) in Mar 2026
Interview
Onsite interview- 2 members interviewed asked to write sql on white board and asked to explain what loads are you using why , my experience was good they didnt ask any critical questions and also did not ask any python questions
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at American Express (Phoenix, AZ) in Jan 2026
Interview
Data Engineer In person Interview with four people shooting questions and asked to explain them on the whiteboard.
The role is for Senior Data Engineer who can build the systems end to end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly Data Modeling and Full end to end pipeline design
SQL and Python
APIs
Airflow
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at American Express (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Oct 2025
Interview
It was good. 2 rounds. Both technical. L1 round mostly on basics in python and data science. L2 round was mostly indepth questions regarding the projects you've done. Especially why at every step.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you have the option to choose any technology for a product, what and why will you choose, in regards to technologies?