FactSet reviews

3.9

83% would recommend to a friend

(5,269 total reviews)
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Phil Snow and Sanoke Viswanathan

83% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

FactSet has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,269 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FactSet employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0
Dec 30, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The people! It's a great environment. I've been here 1.5 years and already been promoted. I'm learning new things every day. The client interaction requires an entry-level person to interact with very senior-level finance professionals on a daily basis. It can be challenging, but it's also very rewarding to see somebody use the work you built for them. Plus, you learn a ton while working here.

Cons

It's a do-it-yourself kind of atmosphere - there's no handholding. This is a very positive thing, but it also means that if you don't take initiative, you won't move up the ranks. Daily work can be difficult when you have no idea what the client is asking for. Nobody here will just give you the answer, everyone works hard to try and figure things out on their own before asking for help. Don't get me wrong, plenty of help is always available if you need it.

3.0
Dec 21, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

FDS has a very nurturing atmosphere that allows software engineers, especially those coming out of school, to grow their skills and learn from the software industry. They are very happy to have their engineers go to conferences, read books, and learn from each other, and ease you into the professional software process with tutorials and lessons. They also prepare you for management after you've shown the ability to take on the responsibilities, and are supportive if you want to stay a pure software development role as well. The people there are a ton of fun to work with, and are hired from the best schools in the country.

Cons

The biggest problem about working for FDS is that they're a financial company masquerading as a software company. Things move very slowly, even in the heart of silicon valley, and FDS's big banking clients are not receptive to any huge changes, which makes for slow, even outdated technological development. Beyond that, the company seems to value its salespeople more than its engineers, which makes for some frustrating experiences as an engineer when dealing with upper management on even trivial issues. This issue is made worse by the San Mateo office location, which is a remote office and has to go back to headquarters for any significant decisions as well as higher promotional opportunities.

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