Above market pay and good HR support, but stagnation persists - Senior Software Engineer EPAM Systems Employee Review

3.0
Jul 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Premium Compensation: Base salary structures consistently exceed current market standards.Proactive Engagement: Management maintains a consistent and high-frequency communication loop with staff.Conditional Well-being: Employee wellness support and initiatives are fully active, but exclusively provided during billable project timelines.Time-Off Benefits: Time-off allocation includes a comprehensive and well-structured annual leave package.Objective Appraisals: Performance evaluations and feedback mechanisms operate on a highly transparent, merit-based system.Exceptional HR Support: The Human Resources department is staffed by highly capable, efficient, and supportive professionals.

Cons

Reduced Benefits: Health insurance coverage has deteriorated noticeably since 2024, shifting higher out-of-pocket expenses (like a $20 co-pay) onto employees.Business Stagnation: New client acquisition and project pipelines have stalled significantly after 2024.Visa Constraints: Employment Pass (EP) quota availability has become highly restricted, limiting talent retention and mobility.Passive Leadership: Management lacks proactive initiatives to secure new projects, directly impacting the company’s ability to retain top talent.

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5.0
Jul 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive compensation and good benefits for visa employees. Everything is fair, company is not taking advantage of you, unlike many similar companies. Lot of internal courses and trainings, opportunity to work in multiple domains.

Cons

Goes crazy after AI hype and stock plummeting

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4.0
Jul 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

* Easier to find a project within the same company * You are still being paid in between project (bench) * My friend made 1K applications and could find work. But as soon as he became EPAM employee he had a project 1 week later.

Cons

* About -10-15% less paid then in average on the market

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