For engineers: think thrice before joining! - Lead Software Engineer EPAM Systems Employee Review

2.0
Jan 28, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- insurance is not bad comparing to other out-staffing companies; - you can say "I'm fed up for this project" and might be relocated, but you must work one more year (or pay-back whatever you owe for expenses); - you might be lucky to get a GC (but it will take too much time, artificially slowing down).

Cons

- Poor salary rates. - You will be just a resource, no one is going to care about you. It's just a business. - You might be lucky to work on some EPAM's clients with a modern tech stack and good management, but I haven't seen it within 4 projects. - There is no culture for the team buildings in the company, New Year events are cheap, or even it's not organized. - You might be blamed for some harassment, just to do not do a salary review and/or bonuses. Funny thing that one RM might say you "pass assessment and increase your job title" for salary review, but meanwhile another one "I don't care about it, show off yourself for client". Don't expect significant royalty for your ambitions and overtime.

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5.0
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Pros

Good engineering organization with highly skilled talent

Cons

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3.0
May 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You get exposure to the very latest technology, and the company is implementing it in impactful, real-world ways. Even if you're not in a tech role, you naturally build deeper understanding in the latest technologies that you may never get exposure to at other companies. Truly global. Even for employees not in global roles, you still get good visibility into the company's global scale and impact.

Cons

Too much process around approvals which reduces speed of execution. Asked to step-up but then insufficient support provided. Two-faced behaviors of managers has become acceptable.

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EPAM Systems Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience and your thoughts. We are glad you value the exposure to new technologies, our global scale and the opportunity to see our real-world impact firsthand. We are sorry to read about the more negative aspects of your experience, and we appreciate your candid feedback on where we can improve. Your insights are incredibly helpful. Furthermore, we take your comments about management behavior seriously as we strive to maintain a culture of transparency, integrity and respect. We would like to understand more about your specific experience so we can address these concerns. Please reach out to your HR People Partner or email us at Glassdoor@epam.com to continue this conversation confidentially. Thank you.
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