Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2020-04-16
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Good starting place but using old tech that moves slowly
Pros: - large company with a lot of learning resources
- initial training program for new developers
- relaxed job (usually less than 40 hours a week)
- Agile methodology culture (not exactly in practice, as is typical for large firms)
- even though you won't work with many young people, there are lots of opportunities to meet people at your level
- management is supportive of personal growth (attending training, volunteering, conferences)
- very nice office
Cons: - tech stack is very very old (even recently implemented tech is ~10 years old)
- things move very very slowly, implementing a new feature takes almost a year to release
- some orgs in the firm have midnight code releases a few times a month (staying up 10p-4a then still going to the office the next day)
- lack of automation (a lot of what I do could be automated but firm doesn't hold as priority)
- I don't feel pushed to be better, so you must be self motivated to work here