I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at American Express in Dec 2018
Interview
Initial call with recruiter was standard and somewhat helpful. However, there could have been more communication around the technical requirements (like using WebEx). Then there was the phone screen. It was very difficult to understand the words of interviewer. And it seemed as if the question and answer was picked for the interviewer. Since follow-up questions were difficult for the interviewer to answer. They also seemed frustrated at my questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Took a significant about of time to understand what was being asked. After a long time just trying to decipher the question, it seemed to be 'How to print given set of numbers in postfix format'.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at American Express
Interview
Had went through a referral via a current Amex employee. Did the entire loop 5 round (1 HM, 2 Dev, and 2 offshore Devs) and eventually I figured it was decided to promote someone from within the team. Moreover had another Senior engineer round and position just closed the day after I finished my interview round. Most of these interview are just a pipeline process or a backfill positions for assessment, many a times this is just perm application process where interviews are aligned but no actual hires or offers are made to the candidate, eventhough you are confident of your interviews. The feedback from the recruiters are just generic ones suggesting you to keep trying for other position which is not at all helpful.
Was pretty straight forward. Come on as a contractor initially. Then transitioned after two years. More of an on the job interview. The move to employee was seamless, same job, same leader.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you handle a new project that no one in the department knew nothing about?
I interviewed at American Express (London, England)
Interview
An online test with multiple choice questions and a largeish coding problem. Coding problem is similar to the one found on codeleet and might not reflect reality / real skills application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Describe the difference between pointer of type and value of type
Q: Predict output result of the func