Bad corporate culture - Senior Software Engineer EPAM Systems Employee Review

2.0
Sep 12, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Manager that oversees you, is really helpful and can sometimes be a life savior - Pay is better somewhere around and maybe above average, but watch out for agreement details, as it maybe the case you would leave heafty amount when leaving the company.

Cons

- I had quite uncomfortably rude project leadership - Effort is not appreciated, as soon as you finish the task they through more at you - No self-improvement time, you either have to hide your performance to get free time or just not have it - The company says it is built around technology excellence, but in fact, simple things on the project level aren't even brought to clients' attention. - In my case, I had a surprise relocation cost to be paid when leaving the company which equals almost to a single monthly salary - Most of the people they have in EU are from Post-Soviet countries, e.g. Belarus and Russia. This does have a significant effect on interpersonal relations, especially with management. I have talked with colleagues from the US, they also described it as 'tensions without a reason' and 'hard to work with them'.

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

Interesting projects, high tech standards and internal knowledge sharing, and a rich representation of all possible Slavic accents.

Cons

Engineering-first culture results in obnoxiously fragmented internal tech platforms because errybody wants to build it themselves. Not a big deal, just engineers doing what engineers will do.

3.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- A lot of opportunities to learn and enhance your skills; - Clients are top companies, so you're exposed to the best experiences; - Great benefits and insurance.

Cons

- Pretty much all cons of working in corporate IT; - Company is definitely in a crisis as many executives decided to leave after decades of working; - Stock price dwindled significantly.

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