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Where Technical Talent Goes To Die

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at JPMorgan Chase for 4 years
February 9, 2021
Plano, Texas
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Amenities are great at the Plano, TX location.

JPMorgan Chase really showed their true colors during the COVID-19 pandemic. During COVID days, they extended vacation usage periods and allowed remote work without hassle.

Medical insurance is amazing.

Prescription plans are excellent; you hardly pay anything for most drugs, and most of the time, they are actually free.

From a company perspective, as far as treating employees, it is a great place to work.

Cons

From a technology perspective, this place is a complete trainwreck!

This organization literally has redundancy baked right in. There are dozens of teams all working on the same type of software products, dashboards for measures, all kinds of metrics. Some written in React, Angular, probably even Cobol somewhere.

Technical leadership lacks vision and direction.

This place is basically your camp if you want an easy job, low responsibility, and you desire next to no career growth, in software development, that is. I cannot speak to the other domains.

Advice to Management

Trade your CTO and other technical leadership for someone who knows how to run a software company.

The engineers you have are really good ones; they just lack a solid leader in the technical domain.

Additional Ratings

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

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