American Express Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

Gurgaon, HaryanaPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My path included an aptitude round followed by a CGPA filter, then a group discussion, and finally a technical interview.

In the technical session, I was asked to explain my projects, and the conversation pulled in some questions from C and Python.

They also asked for a riddle and included a guesstimate question, which felt designed to see how I think under ambiguity rather than just whether I know syntax. I also got questions about my experience during group projects, so they cared about both my individual contribution and how I handled collaboration.

The difficulty felt average overall, and it came together as a broad filter of communication, fundamentals, and reasoning. I didn’t end up getting an offer, but

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