Pros: Working at Epic as a Software Development Intern was a great experience. The company culture is fantastic, and the work you accomplish feels meaningful. Everything about the company seems great: the location, campus, food, compensation, and benefits are all top-notch.

Cons: Generally speaking, I encountered none of the issues most people complain about during my internship. The only real con I can speak of is that there seemed to be too little training on the application I was working with. Everything was overly general.

Pros: Usually, if you see problems, the management is open to letting you change them. Ownership is big. I mentioned a significant amount of problems with Epic, but that also means great opportunity for people willing to take the effort to force change.

Cons: Epic's efficient hiring process, campus, and salary may be alluring, but it is a little bit of a trap. It is a symptom of their high turnover rate, which exists for a reason. They will grind you up and spit you out. Developers are expected to carry a significant burden and often only get to spend 5% of their time actually developing. The rest of the time is spent fighting with Epic's internal infrastructure. This infrastructure only exists because developers got fed up with the fact that the company did not find it important enough to create. This problem persists because older developers at the company are used to it, and new developers get so fed up they quit early.

Pros: Great compensation, stable, fun projects, and a lot of ownership opportunities.

Cons: Weird cultish culture, pressure to work long hours, no flexibility for remote work or travel.