Epic Software Developer reviews

3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(951 total reviews)
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Judith R. Faulkner

75% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated Epic with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 951 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer/Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Epic is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer/Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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951 reviews
5.0
May 3, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

After just a few months of training, you very quickly get trusted with great responsibilities, which is a bit stressful at times but also highly rewarding. The work is meaningful and challenging, you get to own projects from start to finish, and you get to work on the full stack. You get to interact with sharp and friendly co-workers: developers, designers, QA. The environment is both professional (people are respectful and focused on work) and chill (no dress code, crazy art everywhere, friendly atmosphere). Even though it's a big company with many products, you can see the impact of your own work in the finished products. The campus is absolutely fantastic, everyone I've brought to visit has been completely blown away and for good reasons. The food is really truly awesome. The pay is great given the cost of living in Madison. And the benefits are very good too. The culture of "doing good" is sincere and being a privately owned company allows Epic to focus on the long term vision rather than the quick profits. The work-life balance is perfectly reasonable: I leave at 5:30pm everyday, in time to have dinner, play with, and put my kids to bed. People who complain about work-life balance in Glassdoor are typically not developers.

Cons

The tech stack is non-standard (esoteric database, proprietary web framework, custom build tools) so many skills are not easily transferable, but the programming languages (C#, TypeScript) and other essential skills like project planing, architecture, design, code review, accessibility, etc. totally are.

5.0
May 3, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Make a real difference in the world Improve patient's lives and healthcare Work with intelligent, driven people The company philosophy is visible in every day actions and the culture.

Cons

You're expected to work hard and make a difference. If you don't care about health care, this is hard. If you do care about health care, it is very rewarding.

5.0
Apr 8, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High autonomy; Merit-based compensation and incentives; Huge impact / meaningful work; Early growth opportunities; Very competitive compensation (given the cost of living in Madison especially); Madison itself (top 3 places to live in US); Working with smart people; New challenges every week.

Cons

If you work at Epic, you will likely work hard... but I honestly feel like you "reap what you sow. ". Remember that saying "Yes, if..." or "No" is OK if your workload is already very high - Epic hires a lot of bright, motivated individuals who have the tendency to take on more than they can handle and feel like they can't offload some of their work after the fact. If you can manage your workload and put in the extra effort when necessary, you'll do great.

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