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Big Data Engineer

Big Data Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at American Express for 2 years
June 25, 2017
New York, New York
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • Opportunity to use some of the tools in the big data tech stack.
  • They are trying hard to reinvent themselves as a tech-driven company but are failing at it, though.
Cons

Most of the hires are mediocre at the very best, and the remaining ones are moving from consulting firms like Infy, TCS, Cognizant, or Impetus.

This mediocrity, in turn, leads to more politics within the teams. A toxic work environment is demotivating.

Advice to Management
  • Focus on incentivizing leaders who want to build great products instead of those marketing mediocre ones using their social networks.
  • Engineering teams need to focus on technology rather than just trying to survive the political rat race.

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