Company: J-P-Morgan
Date: 2020-08-22
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

OK workplace, not as good as they think for software engineers
Pros: Great advancement opportunities, very professional environment. OK benefits, nothing special. Work life balance depends largely on the team you are in and the line of business, mine has been nothing to complain about and the fact that working from home is common is a huge plus for me. However, there are teams that work ridiculous hours and on ancient tech. Management is good and helpful but can be very bureaucratic at times. I can't escape the feeling that they still haven't got the concept that software engineers should be treated differently from bankers from an organisational point of view. They still don't get what AGILE is most of the time.
Cons: Pays less than most tech firms at a similar level of experience. Very inflexible in adopting new tech. How much you enjoy it varies A LOT depending on your team. Huge cult of personality for the CEO.