Is EPAM Systems a good company to work for as a Lead Developer?

Lead Developer professionals working at EPAM Systems have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 645 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of EPAM Systems employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Lead Developer Jobs at EPAM Systems now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Lead Developer interview questions at EPAM Systems .

Does EPAM Systems pay Lead Developer employees well?

Lead Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at EPAM Systems with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 645 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Lead Developer salaries at EPAM Systems.

How happy are Lead Developer professionals working at EPAM Systems?

81% of Lead Developer employees at EPAM Systems would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 8% in the past 12 months. Lead Developer professionals have also rated EPAM Systems with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at EPAM Systems?

Senior Software Engineer (2029) , Software Engineer (1961) , Lead Software Engineer (677) , Junior Software Engineer (283) , Business Analyst (265) , Project Manager (259) , Software Developer (241) , Senior Business Analyst (210) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Systems Engineer (173) , Delivery Manager (143) , Devops Engineer (122) , Software Test Automation Engineer (109) , Data Engineer (104) , Front End Developer (99)

What are the pros of working at EPAM Systems according to real employee reviews?

"It is pretty organized and let you have a good work/life balance" ((in 591 reviews)); "Good client base and culture" ((in 445 reviews)); "Some really great people to work with who are great at what they do;" ((in 397 reviews)); "Good International Environment and Benefits" ((in 395 reviews)); "The company provides good opportunities for professional grow because of a huge number of learning programs and services." ((in 386 reviews))

What are the cons of working at EPAM Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Existing Salary was low and very hard increase" ((in 1492 reviews)); "poor management from direction and high" ((in 329 reviews)); "1. Ratio of Management to Employees is very high [ Too many managers associated in a project which adds to the micromanagement in the end]" ((in 200 reviews)); "A lot of bureaucracy, sport rooms are closed during pandemic" ((in 70 reviews)); "There's no communication between client and Epam manager to receive feedbacks." ((in 41 reviews))

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EPAM Systems Lead Developer reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(645 total reviews)

Balazs Fejes

81% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Lead Developer employees have rated EPAM Systems with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 645 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Lead Developer professionals have a good working experience there. EPAM Systems is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Lead Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

645 reviews

4.0

Sep 19, 2025

Good company

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good WLB depends on the client Aggressive environment

Cons

Job stability Micro management from manager till you get the project

EPAM Systems Response

9mo

Thanks for leaving a review for us. We appreciate your input! We're disappointed to hear that you have found our environment to be aggressive, and that you feel micromanaged at work. We take feedback about our managers seriously and want to understand the circumstances around your situation. Please reach out to us at Glassdoor@epam.com, or you may report any serious issues at www.ethics.epam.com. Have a wonderful day.

3.0

Sep 17, 2025

Good Company to work

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Depends on client and project interviews are tough. Projects are short term and long term depends on client

Cons

Yearly appraisals Managers Low perks

EPAM Systems Response

9mo

Thank you for leaving a review. While we understand that every employee experience is unique. It sounds as if your project experience was not optimal, and this is disappointing to us. We are always open to ideas about how to improve our project work for our employees, and we work to tackle issues like salary and compensation directly with each EPAMer. Please reach out to us at Glassdoor@epam.com to share additional comments so that we can try to resolve some of your challenges. Thank you.

4.0

Sep 3, 2025

amazing company

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good projects, process oriented, learning all the time

Cons

I don't see any cons, only sometimes you have less visibility about your work to your RM if RM is not belonging to the same project.

EPAM Systems Response

9mo

Thanks for leaving us a review! We appreciate you sharing your feedback with us. We hope you continue having a positive experience with EPAM!

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