American Express Software Engineer interview experience

My first interview was a call with a senior manager and a senior engineer/tech lead. They asked about my current project and the tools I used, especially spring batch, and they also talked about workflows and how I collaborate.

After that, there was a quick coding challenge. The plan was to do it by sharing my screen, but the application wouldn’t reflect on their end. Because of that communication disconnect, I ended up writing pseudo code for the problem instead of running or demonstrating the real solution.

It was awkward mainly because the technical issue and the misalignment made it