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      Less Than Ideal - LEAP Software Engineer Fidelity Investments Employee Review

      3.0
      5 May 2021
      Leap software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Good pay - No micromanagement - Learning days - Encouraged to move within company

      Cons

      The LEAP program has been terrible. It is essentially 4 more months of college after you graduate. Lots of hand-holding and forced classroom-style learning. Instructor-led training is mostly a waste of time here. High chance that you will be working with an outdated tech stack after LEAP. You may also be placed into an unfavorable role with little to no technical mentorship and with minimal transferrable skills. They will try to tell you that Fidelity is a "tech company that does finance" but this is not the case. In short, not a great place for new software engineers. If you have another offer, I would highly recommended considering working elsewhere

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      Fidelity Investments Response
      5y
      Thank you for sharing your feedback with us on our Leap program, which is designed to train recent college graduates in the technology field and place them in full-time tech roles. We continuously invest in technology to evolve with customer needs and user experiences, and our Leap participants – there have been over 2,400 – are an important part of that evolution. We are sorry to hear you did not feel you had the opportunity to do your best work and we would like to learn more from you in order to continue to improve our program for our associates. We can be reached at 800-835-5099 Prompt 2, 4, then 1, if you are willing to share more details with us.

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      5.0
      24 June 2026
      Anonymous employee
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      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Great benefits and work life balance

      Cons

      Somewhat lower than average base pay, made up for by benefits

      5.0
      11 June 2018
      Qa engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Benefits including profit sharing and bonuses are great. The breadth of this company provides a great opportunity to try out different career paths or boost your current one.

      Cons

      In my current role, I am working overtime more often than I'd like with recognition that seems to only go so far until it sizzles out. That may be tied to the size of the company itself, where promotions work in a "trickle down" manner.

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