Good for intermediate level technical roles, but little room to grow beyond - Senior Programmer Analyst American Express Employee Review

3.0
25 Apr 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work is pretty easy, lots of BAU work Large company, which means there is room to laterally move around Good if you want to move into a managerial role Telecommuting possible

Cons

Lots of red tape Soft skills (politics) valued much higher than technical competency Very few highly technical positions, which means advancement peaks early Teams usually consist of 80% contractors and 20% employees

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5.0
17 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Supportive leadership - Collaborative teammates - Internal mobility across different departments is encouraged

Cons

- There can be a lot of red tape, as is the case with any large firm - Role scope expansion is common across teams

3.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Complimentary lunch and starbucks everyday - On-site clinic for basic check ups - Hybrid

Cons

you will be taking phone calls every minute of the day. There will come a time where you feel like at the bottom of the world. You will ask yourself "is my role in life to help people reset their password online and assist them in logging in?" You cannot use the bathroom whenever you want, they have time coding that if you "abuse" them you will be flagged and subject to discipline. You have to give world class service but at the same time rush them off the phone or else you are not getting paid a good bonus. You will quickly find yourself gasping for air and time to relax when you take 50+ calls a day , you will feel drained. When is finally time to move up there is a high chance you will be paid less than you're current role as there are no bonuses in higher roles.

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