American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,669 total reviews)
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Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

American Express has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18,669 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The American Express employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
4.0
May 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- good work life balance - structured engineering processes with forums for sharing and support to learn - lots of hardworking and skilled engineers - company has consistently performed well and minimal layoffs

Cons

- they don’t make it easy to move between engineering teams or pick up workout outside your expertise (ie moving full stack) - difficult to get promoted - slow to innovate or try new things

4.0
May 24, 2026

good culture at amex

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

very nice , something that touches my heart

Cons

this job is hectic and will consume your energy to the core

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