Campus - Internship Programme - Undergraduate Technology Software Engineer - 2026 (UK - Burgess Hill)

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and leadership behaviours, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you\’ll experience this 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.

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. You\’ll work across our software products, like Spring Cloud and Webflux for reactive Java services, or 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.
• Develop applications 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 Bachelor\’s degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other technical field
• Students must be graduating in 2027

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, , 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.

Students must have a graduation date between June – September 2027

In order for your application to be considered, please complete the below steps:

1. Click on \’Apply Now\’

2. Create a new username and password

3. Complete and submit your application

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

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.
The deadline for applications is 26 October 2025.
We appreciate your patience while we consider your application and will be in contact with you by November 2025. If you require any assistance with the completion of this process – or need any reasonable adjustments to be made – then please contact the Campus Recruitment Team on

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones\’ physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• 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.