Overall a Great Expereince - Site Reliability Engineer FDM Group Employee Review

5.0
12 Jan 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A great way to get your foot in the door. As a self-taught programmer (my bachelor's degree is in biology) I had a really difficult time trying to get an interview for a full time position. FDM group hired me though! There is four months of training that is basically a software engineering boot camp, and they work with all new hires to help construct a resume, provide mock interviews, and set up interviews with the companies they work with (mostly in the finance industry). I was hired on as a contractor with JP Morgan and spent two years there learning and gaining experience in current industry best practices. The staff is excellent and they provide resources and support through the length of your contract. The health insurance was also really good.

Cons

The salary is lower than what you would earn as a regular full time employee at the company you contract with, and there is a two year commitment.

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5.0
29 Sept 2025
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Pros

Will get opportunities to work with financial clients,

Cons

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1.0
13 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It is a job that pays.

Cons

They will promise you opportunities that don't exist. The company they contract you to will promise you work that you will not be assigned. I was a Java Consultant with a masters degree in Math and certificate in full stack and I was shoved into a manual testing position that required zero coding and constantly dangled automation in front of my face. When I was asked to look at Selenium, I studied it in some of the copious amounts of downtime i had and was reprimanded during the next meeting for 'wasting company time'. I moved from Texas to New Jersey for my first position. After contracts with the company were terminated, I was pulled off my assignment only to be abruptly fired for "lack of geoflexibility" despite willingness to move to several places they do business including NYC and even Denver. There is no accountability from them as the only response they give is "the decision is final". There is no way to appeal a blatant lie. Their company has no integrity and side with business majors over people that know how chemicals and physics and electrical components work just seem like bad life decisions. They will say you can reapply but they won't hire you. They'd full of it at every angle.

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