I applied in-person. I interviewed at American Express
Interview
Brief behavioral and technical interview. Behavioral questions were about naming times I prioritized other people above myself. My interviewer took my resume but did not ask me any questions, just went straight to cookie cutter questions that were difficult to make me sound good. Technical question was not difficult but the whole interview felt flat and hard to make yourself shine.
Two-Part Interview Process:
The first part involved solving and explaining a basic LeetCode-style problem related to data structures such as linked lists and heaps. The second part consisted of behavioral questions focused on workplace scenario
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you detect a cycle in a singly linked list?
I applied online. I interviewed at American Express
Interview
1: Online coding challenge on codility, consisted of 2 coding questions
2: Behavioural interview on hirevue. 4/5 questions, ~20 mins
3: Assessment Centre in-person invitation, included group work as well as solo sessions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General set of behavioural questions were asked in the hirevue, one of them being "tell me a recent achievement you are proud of"
I received a hirevue interview two weeks ago. It asked about my skills and three behavioral questions, like why are you a good fit. If you prepare behavioral interviews you're fine,
Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at American Express with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 69 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 Software Engineer(Internship) according to 69 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Presentation: 17%
Phone interview: 10%
Drug test: 9%
Group panel interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Background check: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Other: 3%
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