Good people... just too big company - Software Engineer BNY Employee Review

3.0
Nov 27, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Bank is flexible and very good to employees and there are lots of strong engineers

Cons

Management always shifting priorities and poor communication. Most projects I work on become unimportant as focus shifts. Company reinvents a lot of wheels and duplicates efforts. Too much process and restriction around things like simply deploying software or accessing a database

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Pros

Really technology driven and laid back first

Cons

Low salary for new associates.

4.0
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There is real opportunity for career and skill growth. The company runs short on head count, so people willing to take on more responsibilities have avenues to progress. However, you will need to force the issue for promotions & large salary increases after you prove your capabilities. Realistically it'll take an external counteroffer to move the needle.

Cons

It's a large bank and you're a number in the system. If your NPV is positive you'll stay, else you'll be laid off. This includes both scenarios you control and those you don't. Ex. You control your performance, in office time and networking You don't control if your location is a strategic growth site, if a major client goes with a competitor, or if you'd be impacted by a general company-wide layoff plan.

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