Great starting company for non-software engineers - Associate Pathways Software Engineer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

4.0
Jan 22, 2024
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Pros

Great pay for entry-level job. There are opportunities to move around and learn new things as a junior non-software engineer, Software engineers can also move around, but the vast majority of software opportunities are to maintain code from the 80s, build bad code fast, or move files. Company respected work-life balance and flexible hours.

Cons

In the Boulder, CO location in particular (I did not encounter this issue at the Aurora and Colorado Springs locations), there is a refusual to fire senior engineers who work from home and refuse to come into the office or maintain an online presence. They are held unaccountable for not fulfilling their responsibilities and using junior engineers to perform their own menial tasks in the classified environment so that they do not need to either come into the office. As much as they claim to be transitioning to Agile, software at Northrop Grumman is monolithic, messy, and completely undocumented. There is a complete lack of interest in developing quality code or maintaining software best practices. Work in software for Northrop and you will leave without transferable skills to develop software at another company.

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5.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Not much pros but talented coworkers.

Cons

I joined expecting a long-term career and initially had a positive experience. Unfortunately, the culture changed significantly after leadership transitions. Micromanagement increased, decision-making became highly centralized, and employee morale steadily declined. Many experienced employees and managers left during my time there, making it difficult to maintain continuity and trust within the organization. The work itself was meaningful, and I had the opportunity to support important projects with talented colleagues. However, recognition, career growth, and employee retention did not appear to receive the same level of attention as process, reporting, and management oversight. My layoff was communicated as unrelated to performance, which was appreciated. However, after years of contribution and institutional knowledge, the overall experience left me feeling that employees were viewed as replaceable rather than valued long-term assets.

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