At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues.
As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
Business Unit/Role Specific Info
We are looking for Software Engineering Interns to join our 10-week Summer Internship Program, which will provide you with real, on-the-job work experience whilst allowing you to choose from several potential roles within our scrum teams; giving you the skills and experience to help you accelerate in your studies and future career! Ever wondered what it’s like to work on J.D. Power’s #1 ranked Mobile App and Website?
Do you know what it takes to setup a near real-time transaction anomaly alerting system?
As an American Express Software Engineer Intern, you will gain hands- on experience building global- scale software using a wide range of tools and frameworks! Internship project areas range from machine learning, using big data, native mobile applications, backend services, full stack web applications, or UX/UI focused development.
You will collaborate across our technology stack – whether that’s Spring Cloud and WebFlux for reactive Java services, Node.js for backend APIs, or React for building dynamic front-end applications within a microservices architecture.
What type of work can you expect?
How will you make an impact in this role?
Discover and explore new technologies to solve real-work business challenges.
Contribute to agile scrum team by developing and testing applications.
Gain hands-on experience writing code, conducting code reviews, and creating until tests.
Collaborate with Product Managers, Senior Engineers, and Application Architects to design and prioritize features. Engage in social events, community service projects, and collaborative initiatives with fellow interns.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's/MBA degree candidates with an expected graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027 Currently enrolled in a Master's/MBA degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other technical field Preferred Qualifications
Experience in developing products or projects either in an academic, professional, or personal setting. Familiarity with software development, design or creative technical projects at an entry level. Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate work to team members and partners. Familiarity in any of the following languages or applications, Java, JavaScript, C#, Python, Rust, Go, Kotlin, Node.js.
American Express Interns can work in a variety of Software Engineering focus areas.
Each may require a certain set of qualifications/skills.
Please see the below job areas and skillsets needed.
Back End Development
Required Qualifications Java Python Preferred Qualifications Golang Big Data Additional Skillsets Preferred Data Engineering Front End Development
Required Qualifications Java Script React Preferred Qualifications RESTful APIs Additional Skillsets Preferred Typescript Accessibility Cloud Engineering
Required Qualifications Java Preferred Qualifications Python Additional Skillsets Preferred Microservices AI/Machine Learning
Required Qualifications Java Python Preferred Qualifications Microservices Additional Skillsets Preferred Awareness of AI/ML, Data Science Mobile
Required Qualifications Swift Preferred Qualifications Kotlin Additional Skillsets Preferred Mobile testing frameworks UI/UX Knowledge Full Stack Development
Required Qualifications JavaScript
HTML
CSS
Java Preferred Qualifications React
Angular Additional Skillsets Preferred Database knowledge
AWS Azure
GCP Our team will review completed applications on a rolling basis.
We appreciate your patience while we consider your application and will be in contact with you.
Salary Range: $24.05 to $63.00 hourly + sign-on bonus
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition.
Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best.
This means caring for you and your loved ones’ physical, financial and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
Competitive base salariesFlexible work arrangements and schedules with hybrid and virtual options with Amex FlexFree access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)Free and confidential counselling support through our Healthy Minds programCareer development and training opportunities