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 469 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 469 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 (545) , Software Engineer (505) , Director (492) , Business Analyst (437) , Customer Care Professional (437) , Customer Service Representative (416) , Senior Manager (389) , Senior Analyst (293) , Travel Consultant (288) , Assistant Manager (221) , Project Manager (219) , Team Leader (189) , Product Manager (181) , 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 2673 reviews)); "Great culture; will to win; fast paced; innovative; focus on quality and customer service" ((in 1623 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the array of what you are eligible for is impressive." ((in 1568 reviews)); "Most of the people are great; I built great friendships with a lot of the people there." ((in 1000 reviews)); "Good pay and very free" ((in 773 reviews))

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

"Low salary and increases" ((in 491 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 433 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 115 reviews)); "too much office politics leads to too many incompetent employees that bypass company policies." ((in 91 reviews))

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American Express Software Developer reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(469 total reviews)

Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated American Express with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 469 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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469 reviews

2.0

Mar 24, 2016

Phoenix Office - Worst IT Environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are using latest technologies. Good place to learn new technologies

Cons

Full of office politics. They always fights. Stress full job because of onshore and offshore model. You have to attend meetings at night because of that.

3.0

Mar 16, 2016

Warehouse

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

American Express Knowledge & Commitment: Understand the company and takes pride in own role in its success. Demonstrates the will to win by learning about external competitor activity and offerings.

Cons

American Express employees about American Express culture, salaries,benefits,work-life balance ,...Pros health benefits, salary, working conditions. cons. very stressful work.

4.0

Feb 23, 2016

Great place

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Transparent Management. Clarity and control on the career track.

Cons

Re Org's are quite frequent

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