American Express Software Engineer interview experience

The whole interview loop landed in the “average” difficulty range, but it still required solid fundamentals, especially around the coding language I was using.

Across the rounds, I kept getting questions that tested whether I really knew my way around Java concepts, and I also saw the usual DSA themes—enough to make it clear they cared about how I reasoned and not just whether I could recite definitions. Beyond the technical side, there was an emphasis on leadership qualities. That part shaped the way I answered, because it wasn’t only about solving; it was also about how I thought and how