American Express Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

IndiaPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a virtual sequence where the technical parts came first: two virtual technical rounds and then a third behavioral round.

The behavioral stage stood out as the one that didn’t click for me. It was centered on a detailed discussion of my projects, and I got scenario-style questions that required me to reason through specific situations.

I got through one scenario, but the next one didn’t land the way they were expecting. The interviewer seemed to have a particular approach in mind, and when I explained my solution, it didn’t match what they were looking for. By the end, they rejected my application.

Even though the early rounds were still manageable, that behavioral/project deep-dive ended up being the deciding

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