Great entry point to elite finance, but pay is low - Software Engineer FDM Group Employee Review

4.0
24 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good way to get your foot in the door in elite financial institutions. Your success is dependent on how hard you work. Management will notice the hard workers and put you in front of more competitive desirable employers. Benefits are very good.

Cons

The pay is unfortunate. If you have friends/family in expensive areas where there are lots of employers, that'll equate to more higher quality opportunities. Relocation can be tricky. They'll give limited reimbursement and a bonus (that gets taxed), be good at planning, because the assistance isn't generous. Leaving the company early can lead to financial consequences--they can sue you for the training costs--which can be scary to imagine if you don't get placed.

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5.0
29 Sept 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Will get opportunities to work with financial clients,

Cons

But only as a contractor.

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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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