Senior Software Engineer, Budapest office - Senior Software Engineer EPAM Systems Employee Review

3.0
Jun 2, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Amazing office with nice extras. - Good location. - Transparent requirements for promotion.

Cons

- Work day is 8.5 hours long, and it is calculated automatically. 8 hours on paper, but 30 minutes of "mandatory lunch break" is always subtracted from your work hours, even if you finish lunch faster. - Job insecurity. When you're hired, you go on a "bench", you're not actually working. You have to go to further job interviews inside the company, and then with their clients too to start working. Until you land a "productive" job, you're a liability. The same happens when your project ends.

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
CEO approval
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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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