The company has already brought in around 3,600 tech employees this year, a spokesperson for the credit card giant said in an emailed statement.
Moderate inflation tends to benefit credit card companies, which charge a percentage on the dollar value of transactions as fees.
read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFears of a recession have led other financial companies to cut expenses and trim headcount.
read moreThe plans were first reported by Bloomberg News, citing an interview with AmEx's Chief Information Officer Ravi Radhakrishnan.
As of last year, the credit card issuer had 64,000 employees - 22,000 of whom were based in the United States.