EPAM SYSTEMS – A Well-Integrated and Highly Engaging Work Environment
Country: Poland | Friendly Workplace Recognition: 2022
EPAM Systems is a leading provider of digital transformation services in the world, as well as a leader in the development of digital and physical products and digital platform engineering services. In Poland, EPAM consists of over 6,000 specialists. The company’s branches are located in Krakow, Gdansk, Wroclaw, Warsaw and Katowice. The company has been present in our country for 11 years, and in the last year has doubled the number of open positions; the most dynamic period of EPAM development in Poland is underway!
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This year, EPAM was included in the prestigious list of the Best Workplaces in Poland, published by Great Place to Work Institute® Polska, and for the second year in a row, the company won the AudIT survey organized by Computerworld Magazine; as a result, EPAM Poland has the title of “Best Workplace in IT in Poland.”
A culture of trust, continuous growth, and employee well-being define EPAM Poland.
In our view, EPAM Poland is a highly integrated and exceptionally engaging work environment. We particularly commend the company’s organizational culture, built on solid corporate values and open relationships with employees based on respect, trust, and mutual dialogue. We strongly appreciate EPAM’s commitment to continuous professional growth, demonstrated through investments in modern learning tools (training platform), inspiring programs like EPAM’s Made Real Lab (MRL), and impactful initiatives such as EPAM IMPACT and the CEO SHOWCASE AWARD, which recognize employee achievements while fostering engagement and creativity.
A major highlight is the company’s strong commitment to professional development programs for women. Furthermore, we give high marks to EPAM’s focus on employee well-being and its dedication to promoting work-life balance, clearly reflected in initiatives like the WELL-BEING CLUB. As an editorial team, these are the qualities and values we truly admire.
Assessment by the MarkaPracodawcy.pl editorial team.
Working at EPAM System
RELATIONS WITH EMPLOYEES
At EPAM, we operate as one team.
EPAM values, which are the basis of our operations, play a very important role in the development of employees.
We include among them:
- Value the individual
- Act as a team
- Strive for excellence
- Act with integrity
- Focus on the customer
At our company, we organize many events that make EPAMers’ work pleasant, motivate them to act and give them satisfaction. We celebrate success in our offices.
We are convinced that the success of our employees should be celebrated, which is why we all meet at company events twice a year. Additionally, each team has its own budget for integration meetings.
We also have a lot of fun during sports and games, as well as challenges and competitions organized for employees and their families. During these types of meetings, we have the opportunity to talk, get to know our colleagues better and exchange experiences. We develop by deriving joy and pleasure from everyday activities, thanks to which we are ready to face even the greatest challenges.
We encourage employees to pursue their interests and share them with others. EPAMers form sports teams, establish communities and come together around topics that are important to them. As part of employee initiatives, groups of enthusiasts have been created, focusing on basketball, squash, football, cycling, board games and more. This year, 47 teams represented our company during the Poland Business Run!
DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEES
At EPAM, giving both support and development opportunities to our employees is the most important thing. We help people who have to reorganize their lives and work for personal reasons. We are able to create an individual model of work, thanks to which everyone can feel comfortable with us.
We offer unique mentoring programs that allow people to develop within their areas of expertise or completely change their career paths. The variety of projects, domains and clients allows employees to change and develop. Working in a company as large as EPAM also offers opportunities for global development and relocation. We provide employees with opportunities to constantly increase their competences and acquire new knowledge, and the internal Learning and Development department of EPAM is constantly expanding the offer of educational programs. EPAMers can not only take advantage of the extensive catalog of technological training, but under the supervision of specialist staff, improve their soft skills—for example, during a special course for leaders.
The culture of continuous improvement and gaining new knowledge is the driving force behind the development of our employees and is undoubtedly part of the DNA of EPAM. This is evidenced by the fact that in November 2021, we won the LinkedIn Talent Awards competition in the “Best Culture of Learning” category.
Each EPAM employee can have a clearly defined career path. This approach creates our competitive advantage. Thanks to professional and personal development programs, we can accompany our employees as they achieve success. In internal and external communication, we promote people who constantly improve their qualifications and want to inspire their team members.
EPAM provides a range of tools and resources that allow employees to easily innovate with colleagues and customers around the world. In this context, it is worth mentioning a few interesting projects:
- EPAM’s Made Real Lab (MRL), thanks to which prototypes of previously unknown solutions are created so that customers and consumers can see, touch and experience them for the first time.
- 40+ Laboratories and workshops focused on innovation and prototyping solutions. They are equipped with technologically advanced intelligent machines, sensors, VR/AR devices and robots.
- EPAM Garage – laboratories where employees, often in their spare time, work on solutions for the future.
Thanks to the program of technological alliances (over 70 partnerships), our organization supports the needs of employees in the field of training and certification. Partnerships with market leaders allow EPAMers to improve their qualifications and gain new knowledge.
WORK-LIFE-BALANCE
Our capital contains a network of EPAM communities which bring together enthusiasts of specific technologies and software languages as well as people with common passions. EPAM has a communication platform that allows you to organize events, share articles, photos and videos, and create discussion groups.
Our Community is Growing Thanks to ...
- Tech Communities, a dozen or so communities whose members are employees and specialists in many IT fields not professionally related to the company.
- Well-being Club, where employees in all our cities can benefit from sports and activities conducted by our team. Club members submit and implement their ideas for organizing various events. Thanks to this, employees gain the opportunity to obtain work-life-balance and space to pursue their passions outside working hours.
- Webinars and training sessions focused on physical and mental health. Since 2021, we have been responding to the needs of employees, providing them with free access to consultations with psychologists and psychotherapists.
- EPAM Poland Expat Club, an adaptation program implemented for employees relocating to our branches in Poland from abroad.
HEALTHY WORKPLACE
EPAM offers its employees a wide range of medical benefits, including:
- Medical care for yourself and your family
- Comfortable working conditions and ergonomic offices
- Trainings and sports activities
- Dietary and physiotherapy advice
- Meetings with a coach
- Mindfulness sessions
- Psychological consultations
After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, EPAM introduced the Remote by Design™ work model, making it possible for everyone to work remotely. In just 3 days, 98% of the company’s employees worldwide had switched to this model without sacrificing productivity. As part of the new work formula, it was also possible to introduce solutions to increase the safety of working from home. EPAMers who performed their professional duties from home obtained the appropriate tools and equipment. For the sake of mental health, a number of educational activities and online events were also introduced, in which every employee of the company could take part. Managers took care of maintaining relationships in teams by organizing virtual team-building meetings. The possibility of remote work has remained with us until today, thanks to which EPAMers can perform their duties in the most comfortable conditions for them. EPAM has proven the strength of our engineering experience and that no technical problems will prevent us and our customers from innovating.
In instances where employees did not have adequate facilities in their apartments to work, even during the pandemic, they could carry out tasks in the offices by following recommended safety procedures. We also wanted every EPAMer to have easy access to vaccination, so we opened our corporate offices as vaccination locations. Thanks to the internal communication platform, EPAMers were constantly informed about the introduction or change of any procedure related to staying safe during the pandemic.
BENEFITS
Healthy EPAMer
- Healthcare benefit programs available to EPAM employees and their family members through our partners and insurance providers, including mental health, wellness and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle
- Events organized as part of the well-being club, such as sightseeing tours, joint football and volleyball training sessions, crossfit classes or relaxing yoga in offices
- Co-financing of sports activities (Multisport)
- Reimbursement of expenses incurred for the purchase of glasses
- Modern and ergonomic offices in city centers
- Relaxation zones (areas with board games, table football, poufs, etc.)
- Fruit for employees (once a week)
Grow and learn with EPAM
- Free access to the LinkedIn Learning platform
- Vertical and horizontal development
- Coaching program
- Foreign language lessons
- Training for the development of technical skills
- Support for employees (and their families) relocated from other countries in the form of classes about Polish cultural heritage
- Co-financing of participation in conferences held in Poland and abroad
- Option for free use of e-books and borrowing books from company libraries
Financial benefits
- Providing employees with the competence of managing non-wage funds, improving their sense of independence
- Employee stock purchase program
- Employee Referral Program, where employees can recommend colleagues from all over the world to work in our company; each person whose recommendation is successful and hired is eligible to receive a bonus
- Discount program for Apple and LG products
- Special benefits for employees celebrating their work anniversaries at EPAM
Other benefits
Our company’s success is based on empowering people to be who they are—making everyone feel comfortable by bringing their identity, experience and skills to the company.
EPAM GIVES
HUGE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
- Participation in courses and training
- The exchange of experiences with colleagues from all over the world
- The possibility to obtain an English language certificate
- Free Polish language lessons for foreigners and their families
- The possibility of relocation, especially important for people who need to change their place of residence
Children are the future, so EPAM offers all its employees with kids the opportunity to involve their children in the eKids program, where we teach the basics of programming through play. In Poland, we also implement this program for children not related to EPAM. In 2020, the students of the Sarigato Foundation, who took part in the Hakersi project, participated in the activities conducted by our expert volunteers.
Guided by the slogan that a good employee is a happy employee, we organize events that integrate families with the EPAM environment. We prepare a lot of attractions for children, ranging from healthy snacks, through various competitions and sports games, to activities for adults. Smiles on children’s faces and the satisfaction of their parents are the greatest form of thanks for us. 😊
INITIATIVES
We are involved in many initiatives in the field of corporate social responsibility, supporting local and national organizations in activities aimed at improving the quality of life and education for children and adults. Our employees are eager to join this type of project, and they themselves initiate many activities that bring real value to the organization and individuals around our company. We are really proud of them!
EPAM SOFTWARE ENGINEERS CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER THANKS TO
- Action “Paddle for the rivers” – in 2022, EPAMers collected over 200kg of waste from the largest Polish rivers in Gdańsk, Kraków and Warsaw
- Initiative “Do nasadzenia” – in 2021 alone, almost 90,000 trees were planted in the Osobowice district of Wrocław in the Lipusz Forest District
- Project “Clean Baltic” – EPAMers collected rubbish from the beaches and shores of the Polish sea
- Hackathon Hack4Change – the main sponsor of which was EPAM in 2022; we supported the creation of technologically advanced projects that improve the quality of life in local communities
- Cooperation with the House of Guardian Angels – in 2021, our volunteers taught the basics of programming in Scratch
- Cooperation with the Mam Marzenie Foundation in 2021 as part of our 10th anniversary celebration on the Polish market; as a result, we fulfilled the dream of a young Piotr, a charge of the Mam Marzenie Foundation, and financed the construction of a tree house in the garden near his house
- Help for families in need within Szlachetna Paczka project
- Cooperation with the Poland Business Run Foundation and thus help for the foundation’s beneficiaries; this year’s edition of the competition is unique—as many as 47 teams took part
