American Express Software Engineer interview questions
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at American Express (Phoenix, AZ) in Oct 2017
Interview
I applied through college/university. There was a Skype technical interview with questions about definitions and some basic coding implementations. The second round was a "SuperDay" on their campus with two interviews and a tour.
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What are the four principles of Object-Oriented Programming?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at American Express (Phoenix, AZ) in Oct 2017
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Very simple interview process, but it consisted of two steps. The first was an online webchat interview where I was asked many java and SQL questions. The second interview was a "super day" where I had 3 more interviews that consisted of fairly simple questions that wanted to see how you solved problems and how you fit into a team.
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Brain teasers such as how many golf balls in a school bus.