EPAM Systems Senior Software Development Engineer reviews

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3.0
Jan 20, 2021
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Pros

The company has a lot of projects in a lot of different locations (good or bad) and you can relocate globally or across the US. Due to the nature of the business company has. expertise in a lot of different areas and you can definitely find something you fit. Good internal tools and support of general infrastructure are excellent again due to the nature of the outsourcing type of business. Medical insurance is good.

Cons

All are customer-centric and based on project and company management treat you based on customer feedback or how the customer likes you. As result, all come to favoritism and a toxic work environment. Contract type of work and company in most cases block your ability to switch to FTE position with the same client. Salary is lower compare to the market rate, not stock options or etc, and most of the people leaving the company where they obtain a green card. Not too much support during COVID time. You're not able to start GC process if you're not assigned to any project and sitting on the bench. No gym reimbursements, home office, volunteering day-off, tuition or etc.

1.0
Apr 8, 2020
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None. Had to waste atleast 5 words because we have to write minimum 5 words in this section

Cons

I will run out of word limit. But here are the major ones: 1. Till the day you are billable, you are in good books. When you are released from the project, you are treated like a liability. Your manager starts shouting in front of others that - your job is not safe. 2. In some instances I have observed immediate termination as soon as a person got released from project 3..There are no project assurance. 4. Short on client. What ever clients they have they can't keep them for long 5. Rude Managers 6. The biggest client they have in Pune is MasterCard. Due to internal mismanagement - they have even managed to alienate some senior people at Client side. 7. This organisation is the very definition of being insensitive to employees and their personal troubles. 8. At best this organisation can be labelled as a Staffing agency. 9. Perhaps the only organisation that gives client side allowance and takes it back from your salary. 10. If you join, don't be very friendly with you Manager. They know your weakness and hit you right on that weakness.

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Thank you for your feedback. It’s unfortunate to hear that you are facing some challenges. We take the feedback from our associates seriously and work towards building a healthy workplace. Glassdoor reviews are anonymous, but if you would like to talk more about it, please email at Shashikanth_bondugula@epam.com/reach out to me directly and we can discuss further. Being a services organization, as part of our operating model, it is imperative to have a bench as we service many clients and do not have the luxury to opt for Just in Time hiring. And we take complete responsibility in providing opportunities to people who move to bench either through a skill set match or provide support to upskill or reskill based on the project need. We believe that good people Managers are a critical element in talent engagement. To this effect, we provide the opportunity to team members to provide feedback on their managers every six months. Based on the feedback, Managers are enabled through coaching and training programs, to work on the gaps identified. We as EPAMers believe in Transparent, Empowering, and Inclusive culture. We follow an open-door approach where anyone can raise questions/share concerns with Directors/Line Managers/Program Managers/HRBP through multiple forums available for associates: Whats Going On, Voice of EPAM-anonymous platform to express concerns, Townhalls, People Leadership Effectiveness Surveys, Associate Experience Surveys, Monthly connects, Team connects, HRBP connects that happens through a set cadence. We believe in high performance and therefore leads, Managers are enabled to support people who are struggling to perform to EPAM expectations (behavior and capability wise). And if there is no improvement then we handle such scenarios under poor performance category. I believe this is an industry-standard. Regarding client site allowance, it’s a benefit provided for those who work at client location and there is no question of recovering through salary. We believe there is always a scope for improvement, and we will work on the feedback shared by you to build a people-friendly organization.
2.0
Jan 30, 2018
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Pros

Provides excellent opportunity to be part of a multi-cultural work environment. You get an opportunity to work with pretty smart developers from eastern europe.

Cons

I was the only Asian who was part of the project working with the eastern European team. Developers were pretty smart and good to interact with, but the senior management was a real pain to work with. I faced discrimination. The most important thing that the company needs to keep in mind while trying to incorporate diversity is to maintain empathy, and be conscious about cultural differences. Architects and Project managers should be trained in Soft skills.

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