EPAM Systems reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(13,399 total reviews)
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Balazs Fejes

86% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

EPAM Systems has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,399 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The EPAM Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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13K reviews
2.0
Jun 13, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Remote working. Decent salary. Excellent colleagues. Plenty of learning opportunities. Varied projects.

Cons

Epam offers numerous opportunities, however, the process of securing a project is ridiculous and something that you should be aware of before thinking of joining the company. Every project you apply for has a competitive internal process to secure a place in a project, this is because there are usually a lot of people on "bench" waiting for projects. This often involves an additional internal technical interview, beyond the original job interview, as well as potentially a client interview. This repeated validation of skills within the same company seems excessive and suggests that you don't trust your employees. Yes, this is for every project. So unless you bag a long-term project, expect to go through this stress every 2-4 months. Whilst the company prides itself on employee welfare, this often feels tied to project involvement. I've observed numerous instances of staff being let go due to project unavailability, even soon after hiring or successfully completing probation. This approach sometimes results in employees feeling like commodities rather than valued individuals. The quality of management varies significantly. Some managers excel, while others struggle, largely due to the dual expectations of project involvement and managing large teams simultaneously. This overextension can negatively impact the employee experience. Finally, the recent reduction in employee benefits, letting go of hundreds of staff and a massive drop in available projects raises concerns about the company's financial stability. Overall, while there are positives to working here, these issues are worth considering for prospective employees.

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EPAM Systems Response
2y
We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review. It's important to us that every EPAMer feels like they can grow their career with us. We're glad you enjoy working remotely with your excellent team on various projects. We work hard to improve and take your input seriously. Please feel free to reach out if you would like to discuss this in more detail. You can reach us at Glassdoor@epam.com. Thank you.
3.0
Jun 8, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- The company in Spain offers good benefits now (private insurance, RSUs, Gym %, etc cheap things). - You can find good career communities if you get a good resource manager.

Cons

- No team buildings, no integration with the team or office. - 90% of the time, management tries to sell smoke in town halls. Never talk with facts/data to back up what they say. - If you don't speak Russian you'll find a hard time integrating with them. So mostly you'll find your own group of English/Spanish speakers. - They promote Russians/Ukrainians to high management positions, people that have zero soft skills, they don't know what is leadership or at least what the rest of the world understands by that. The cultural shock here is huge. - Keep in mind that EPAM's DNA is Beloruss so somehow they'll have a preference for Eastern Europeans. - If you get a bad project ... good luck with that. - If you are on the bench for more than 15 days ... you are a target to be fired. (Except if you are eastern European, you could be there a couple of months).

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EPAM Systems Response
2y
Thank you for sharing. It's good to hear you find value in our benefits package and internal communities. As an increasingly global team, we come from 50+ countries and regions, we have different backgrounds and experiences, but we share a common culture and a passion for results. We are disappointed to hear you have had a negative experience and we would like to work to improve it. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive and diverse workplace. Please connect with your local People Leader or direct manager to voice your concerns. Or, if you feel you would like to discuss diversity or inclusion issues with us further, please contact us at Glassdoor@epam.com. If you have ideas for ongoing activities and how to encourage teams to stay as connected, please let us know. Thank you for being an EPAMer, your contributions are valued.
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