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      Software Engineer Interview

      Mar 23, 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Phoenix, AZ
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at American Express (Phoenix, AZ) in Feb 2018

      Interview

      Applied for new grad/entry level position. There were a total of 3 interviews. The first is the technical interview, which was an online. The interviewer goes through a laundry list of questions for an hour. There is no whiteboarding or technical algorithm design questions, mostly just OOP questions. If you pass this, there are no more technical questions and you get invited to their Superday (with ~25 other students), where the 2nd and 3rd interviews are held. One interview will be behavioral and the other will be 3-4 questions consisting of brain teasers & system of equation problems.

      Interview questions [13]

      Question 1

      What is a garbage collector in Java? When does it run?
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      List the 8 Java primitives.
      1 Answer

      Question 3

      Define algorithm. List different search algorithms and their time complexity.
      Answer question

      Question 4

      In SQL, what are the different types of joins? What is a subquery?
      Answer question

      Question 5

      What's the difference between StringBuilder vs. StringBuffer?
      1 Answer

      Question 6

      Explain the Java Collections library. Why is the library so big? How do you know what to use?
      Answer question

      Question 7

      What is the "dom"?
      1 Answer

      Question 8

      When can an object be casted?
      1 Answer

      Question 9

      Explain the 4 pillars of OOP without giving examples.
      1 Answer

      Question 10

      Read code and determine what is printed from the given code which contains inheritance/overloading.
      Answer question

      Question 11

      Implement exception handling if you had to iterate through an array.
      2 Answers

      Question 12

      List two reasons to use threading.
      1 Answer

      Question 13

      What are two drawbacks of Single Page Applications? What are two benefits?
      Answer question
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      Other Software Engineer interview reviews for American Express

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 2, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Bengaluru
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at American Express (Bengaluru)

      Interview

      Easy Asked basic springboot actuator Api Coding was easy only 1 merge sort For 3.5 years experience Overall easy for 3 years of experience Interview was not tough at all

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Merge sort Basic springboot 3 rounds
      Answer question

      Software Developer Interview

      Jan 26, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Atlanta, GA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at American Express (Atlanta, GA)

      Interview

      Interview went well very straightforward questions. Nothing awfully complex. I really like how they structured everything. Looking forward, attempting this again in the future. very huge company with lots of opportunity.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me more about your background and what brought you here
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      Software Engineer Interview

      Nov 6, 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Phoenix, AZ
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at American Express (Phoenix, AZ)

      Interview

      First round is an online Hirevue with behavioral questions and MC and second round is 1 hr 45 min behavioral plus technical w two engineers not sure if that’s the final round though

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Standard why Amex and tell us about yourself
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