Business Unit/Role Specific Info:

At American Express, we empower future technologists to learn, innovate, and make an impact from day one. As a Software Engineer Intern, you’ll join a 10-week Summer Internship Program and contribute to real-world technology projects that support seamless customer and colleague experiences. You’ll build software, collaborate with Agile teams, and learn how products are designed, developed, tested, and delivered in a global enterprise environment. These skills will give you the tools to accelerate in your studies and future career!

Enterprise Technology Services teams build and operate technology that helps American Express deliver trusted, secure, and customer first products and services. Interns may be aligned to scrum teams across backend engineering, frontend engineering, cloud engineering, mobile, AI/machine learning, data oriented engineering, or full-stack product development. The role family is Software Engineering which means designing, coding, testing, and improving applications and services that help customers, colleagues, and partners get work done reliably and securely.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities & What Type of Work to Expect?

• 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 Bachelor’s degree program
• Candidates with an expected graduation date in 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.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United Kingdom is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our 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.