Role Location: London, Burgess Hill

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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 as part of one of our scrum teams; giving you the skills and experience to help you accelerate in your studies and future career!

As an American Express Software Engineer Intern, you will work on building global scale software with a host 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. Youll work across our software products, like Spring Cloud and Webflux for reactive Java services, or Node.js driving React web applications and various microservice architectures.

What type of work can you expect? Identify exciting opportunities for adopting new technologies to solve existing needs and predict future challenges. Developapplications as part of a scrum team. Learn technical skills, write code, conduct code reviews and write unit tests. Partner with Product Managers, Senior Engineers and Application Architects on your team to conceptualize, build new products and prioritize features. Take part in social activities, community service events and projects with other Interns.

Minimum Qualifications

Currently enrolled in a Bachelors degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other technical field Students must be graduating in 2026

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in developing products or projects either in an academic, professional, or personal setting. Some entry level software development experience, design, or creative experience. 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, or React. 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.

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

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Our team will review completed applications on a rolling basis. We would encourage you submit your applications early as applications may close before the deadline. We appreciate your patience while we consider your application and will be in contact with you by 3 December 2024. The deadline for applications is 10 November 2024.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

Competitive base salaries Bonus incentives Support for financial-well-being and retirement Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location) Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location) Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program Career development and training opportunities

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.