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 472 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 472 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 (546) , Software Engineer (508) , Director (493) , Business Analyst (438) , Customer Care Professional (437) , Customer Service Representative (416) , Senior Manager (390) , Senior Analyst (293) , Travel Consultant (288) , Assistant Manager (221) , Project Manager (220) , Team Leader (190) , 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 2661 reviews)); "Amex offers great benefits as well and you can tell they care about their employees." ((in 1571 reviews)); "Most of the people are great; I built great friendships with a lot of the people there." ((in 1020 reviews)); "Good pay and very free" ((in 786 reviews)); "Privileged for being part of Amex which 'had' good work culture once upon a time." ((in 636 reviews))

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

"low salary not tech oriented" ((in 490 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 446 reviews)); "So if your team manager is good then you are good and if you get a bad manager then life is hell." ((in 214 reviews)); "Limited growth opportunities and learning" ((in 116 reviews)); "too much office politics leads to too many incompetent employees that bypass company policies." ((in 91 reviews))

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Item: American Express
Rating: 1
Author: Former employee - Software Engineer

3.9

80% would recommend to a friend

(472 total reviews)

Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

85% 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 472 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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472 reviews

1.0

May 31, 2013

A Wonderful Company Until Kenny Chino Replaced Harvey Golub

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The greatest place I ever worked when Harvey Golub was CEO.

Cons

One of the worst, tension filled, backstabbing workplaces I've ever seen Kenny Chen became titular figurehead.

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