No Work Life Balance - Software Engineer J.P. Morgan Employee Review

3.0
Feb 15, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay Cutting edge technology Very smart people Very friendly people An amazing atmosphere if you're young and single. I highly recommend this place for anyone who is hungry to succeed and has the time to do so.

Cons

This is a terrible place for a family man/woman. You are expected to come in 3 days a week on top of getting certified for new technologies (on your own time, you will not be given time to do so), a big list of HR related "classes", and also keeping up with a mountain of work while (for senior developers) also helping junior developers finish their work or learn the required technologies. To add the cherry on top, you may be required to work weekends to the release teams. It's also by far the most corporate place I have worked for. You are not speaking to a person, you are speaking to what their job title is. There seems to be an implicit ask that you grovel to people with more seniority.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
May 12, 2026
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Pros

1. One of the best banks, heavy on tech and AI, that makes my life simple 2. Bonus is consistent every year 3. The company is highly social and multicultural. 4. A lot of training program to upskill and develop.

Cons

1. A lot of administrative items to take care of, a significant portion is spent on meetings, meetings are called to establish an agenda for next meetings, and so on. 2. Layoffs, all year round- sometimes significant, while in the middle of delivery. If your manager is off-site/ another city/country, you are more likely to be impacted. 3. Departments may have skewed gender or racial ratios. It is best to stay away to avoid discrimination (to be fair, this has less to do with culture and more to do with who the head of the department is).

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