If you’re a student or aspiring software engineer looking to gain hands-on experience with a globally recognized financial services company, this internship opportunity at American Express could be an excellent way to build your technical skills and professional network. As a Software Engineer Intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced engineering teams, contribute to real-world technology projects, and gain valuable exposure to software development in a large-scale enterprise environment.
Job Overview
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Company Name | American Express |
| Role | Software Engineer Intern |
| Qualification | Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field |
| Job Location | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
| Salary | $24.05–$63 per hour |
| Work Type | On-site / Hybrid, depending on team and business requirements |
| Job Type | Internship |
| Job Level | Intern / Entry Level |
| Industry | Financial Services / Technology |
Job Description
- Discover and apply new technologies to solve real-world business challenges.
- Contribute to an Agile scrum team by developing, testing, and improving software applications.
- Write clean, maintainable code; participate in code reviews; and create unit tests with coaching from experienced engineers.
- Explore and experiment with emerging AI-powered developer tools, automation capabilities, and machine learning concepts while learning how to build software responsibly, securely, and at enterprise scale.
- Partner with Product Managers, Senior Engineers, Quality Engineers, and Architects to understand requirements, prioritize features, and deliver value.
- Build confidence working across different parts of the technology stack, such as APIs, services, microservices, user interfaces, mobile experiences, cloud platforms, or data driven solutions.
- Participate in social events, community service opportunities, learning sessions, and collaborative initiatives with fellow interns.
What You’ll Learn
- How software is built and delivered “the Amex Way,” including structured onboarding, developer bootcamp concepts, code quality, testing, and secure engineering practices.
- How Product, Engineering, Quality, Security, and business partners collaborate from idea to production.
- How to translate customer or business needs into technical solutions while balancing quality, resilience, usability, and risk.
- How to communicate progress, ask effective questions, and share technical work with both technical and non-technical partners.
- How to grow your career through mentorship, feedback, community, and continuous learning.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a full-time graduate master’s degree program
- Graduate master’s degree candidates with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028.
- Demonstrated experience through coursework, projects, research, or extracurricular activities using one or more programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, Python, C#, Go, Kotlin, or similar technologies.
- Foundational understanding of computer science concepts including data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, debugging, and problem solving.
- Interest in building software applications across web, mobile, backend, cloud, API, or full-stack environments.
- Familiarity with modern software development practices such as version control, testing, code reviews, Agile methodologies, and collaborative development workflows.
- Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, intelligent automation, and AI-powered developer tools.
- Strong communication, teamwork, and collaboration skills with the ability to learn quickly, seek feedback, and work effectively in a diverse and inclusive environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- A curious, collaborative problem solver who enjoys learning new technologies and applying them to practical challenges.
- Understanding and experience leveraging AI powered development tools, generative AI, intelligent automation, responsible AI, and machine learning fundamentals.
- Ability to collaborate with Product, Engineering, Quality, Security, and business partners from idea through delivery.
- Ability to translate customer or business needs into technical solutions while balancing quality, resilience, usability, and risk.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to share progress, ask effective questions, and explain technical work to technical and non-technical partners.
- A student who has built and programmed software through academic, personal, internship, open-source, hackathon, or project-based experiences.
- Someone who communicates clearly, welcomes feedback, and brings an inclusive, customer first mindset to team environments.
Technology Areas for Software Engineers
American Express Software Engineering Interns may be aligned to different technology teams based on business needs, project requirements, and individual strengths.
Experience in one or more of the following areas is beneficial:
- Back-End Engineering: Java, Python, Golang, APIs, microservices, Big Data, or Data Engineering concepts.
- Front-End Engineering: JavaScript, React, TypeScript, REST APIs, accessibility, and user experience principles.
- Cloud Engineering: Java, Python, cloud-native development, microservices, CI/CD, containerization, and DevOps practices.
- Site Reliability Engineer: Knowledge of observability tools and methodologies, including experience with logging, monitoring, tracing, and performance analysis platforms
- AI & Machine Learning Engineering: Java, Python, machine learning fundamentals, AI powered development tools, agentic workflows, AI agents, data processing, automation, and responsible AI concepts.
- Mobile Engineering: Swift, Kotlin, API integration, mobile testing frameworks, mobile architecture, and UI/UX fundamentals.
- Core Skills Across All Areas: Strong problem-solving abilities, computer science fundamentals, communication and collaboration skills, experience working in team environments, and curiosity for emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI.
Selection Process
- Application submission
- Resume screening
- Recruiter screening or introductory conversation
- Technical assessment/interview
- Behavioral and team interview
- Final selection
- Offer and onboarding
How to Apply
- Visit the official American Express Careers website.
- Search for “Software Engineer Intern” and select the Charlotte, NC opportunity.
- Review the eligibility requirements and complete the online application.
- Upload your latest resume and provide the required information.
- Submit your application.
- Monitor your email for updates regarding the screening and interview process.
