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lots of autonomy, but experience varies by team lead and mentor

Software Engineer Intern
Current Employee
Has worked at Epic Systems for 1 year
August 4, 2025
Verona, WI
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • full ownership of your project
  • excellent compensation
  • great community amongst the interns, especially with those who chose to live in the Epic-offered housing together
  • tons of fun intern social events
  • campus food is tasty and extremely affordable
  • beautiful campus with tons of greenery
Cons
  • experience heavily depends on your assigned team lead and mentor, expectations vary widely
  • some interns are under-managed and do very little while others are held to high standards
  • extremely limited diversity, especially in software dev roles, basically zero female developers
  • Epic lags in innovation, for example they over-rely on LLMs and don't explore many other AI techniques
Advice to Management

Consider standardizing mentor and team lead expectations to create a more equitable experience. Be more intentional with how AI projects are scoped: explore a broader range of AI methods beyond LLMs and thoroughly vet the ongoing use of LLMs. Most importantly: invest in improving team divserity and representation, the current lack of gender diversity is extremely noticeable and extremely disappointing.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
4.0

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