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Senior Applications Developer
Current Employee
Has worked at JPMorgan Chase for 4 years
October 19, 2014
New York, New York
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Surrounded by smart, capable people, including bosses. Almost everyone is friendly and easy to get on with.

Some cool tech to play with if you're on the right team/project, though some products are old and stale.

Solid pay and benefits, though not amazing.

Work-life balance is good in my team – I can work from home pretty much whenever I need to, take holidays pretty much when I like. There are some late nights, but not all the time.

Cons

It's a big corp, so there's some fairly heavy bureaucracy pretty much everywhere you turn. While you're piloting an application, you get plenty of freedom, but once you go live, there's no escaping the red tape.

It's impossible to really be agile at that point. Also, I gather salaries and benefits aren't top in the industry, which is surprising considering JP's position.

Advice to Management

Wherever possible, try to streamline processes and red tape.

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