Software Engineering Intern Review
at American Express
Internship (1 Month+)
Software Engineering
Burgess Hill
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4.9 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
I worked on a live code-base. My work included understanding the repos that I would contribute to, and implement certain functionalities as discussed within the sprint. I also attended Senior Leadership meetings, and had to opportunity to have coffee chats with my team and also those outside of my team. I primarily coded using React.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. Our particular project was a proof of concept task to prove how useful ML could be to software used within Amex. We were given a real deadline for when this work had to be presented to the leadership team. Despite this, however, we were given a lot of support to ensure we would get the work done on time, and it never felt overwhelming or unachievable.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
React
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A lot of support was provided, with someone always available to have a sit down with and help sort out any problems. You never end up feeling stuck for too long.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
A very collaborative culture. Despite everyone working in their respective team, I never felt completely siloed from others and had many opportunities to talk to people from any part of AMEX. It is also quite relaxed and people work with a good attitude.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
It was a very enjoyable internship. I felt I learned a lot and was consistently supported whilst also being given the opportunity to take on tasks outside of my comfort zone and learn independently. Working with other interns has also been great - I've interned in places where you are the only intern; this is definitely an improvement. Thanks to my team at AMEX for making this such a positive experience!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at American Express
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend American Express to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to American Express
Having coding experience is very useful, but I did not have any web dev experience before joining so do not let this discourage you from applying. I would encourage people to go through the Intrapreneurs Club's 3 week Amex Immersion Program as this can fast-track you to the internship if you are successful.
