Difficulty
Average
Candidate-reported interview insights
American Express Data Engineer interviews, decoded.
Explore commonly reported questions, interview rounds, difficulty, duration, and candidate experiences for the Data Engineer role at American Express.
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Interview overview
Average rounds
2.3
Average duration
~44 days
Difficulty and candidate experience
Interview difficulty
easy5.9%
average58.8%
difficult35.3%
Candidate experience
positive70.6%
neutral11.8%
negative17.6%
Candidate-reported interview process
For the onsite interview, 2 people talked to me. They asked me to write SQL on the whiteboard and explain what loads I'm using and why. My experience was good, they didn't ask anything too hard and also no python questions.
We had an in-person interview for a Senior Data Engineer position. Four interviewers grilled us with questions and asked us to explain concepts on a whiteboard. The role involves building systems from scratch.
it was going very well he asked about sql queries and like he asked me very complex questions but at last he asked my Visa status i was in OPT visa, so he said we can't take OPT candidates
Common American Express Data Engineer interview questions
A focused selection of the most detailed candidate-submitted questions.
- 1
What technology are you using as a data engineer?
- 2
Explain data loads and justify their usage
- 3
Have you worked with big data before?
- 4
Describe a project you have done.
Interview question formats
Technical33.3%
Behavioral33.3%
Group33.3%
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Interview information is based on candidate reports and may not represent the current official hiring process of American Express.