American Express Software Engineer interview experience

After a recruiter got in touch, I ended up doing a culture-fit style conversation first, then a more technical discussion, and later a chat with a team leader where the role and expectations were laid out. Overall everyone I spoke with felt professional and easy to talk to, and I didn’t feel like I was being tested in a hostile way.

For the technical portion, the focus was a mix of resume walk-through and system thinking. I was asked questions about what I had built and some system design-style questions tied to scaling applications I’d worked on. It felt straightforward and aligned with my