Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for as a Staff Software Engineer?

Staff Software Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 106 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Lockheed Martin employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Staff Software Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Software Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Staff Software Engineer employees well?

Staff Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 106 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Software Engineer salaries and benefits at Lockheed Martin .

How happy are Staff Software Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

84% of Staff Software Engineer employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 9% in the past 12 months. Staff Software Engineer professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (900) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (244) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (186) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (165) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (112) , Project Manager (111) , Associate Software Engineer (110) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (94) , Project Engineer (89)

What are the pros of working at Lockheed Martin according to real employee reviews?

"Good Benefits and a full catalog of potential tech careers can be had working for them." ((in 1623 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1096 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1020 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 932 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 335 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lockheed Martin according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 595 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 287 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 161 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 143 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 135 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin Staff Software Engineer reviews

4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(106 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

81% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Senior management

Software Engineer, Staff employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 106 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer, Staff professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer, Staff professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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106 reviews

1.0

Mar 6, 2014

Diverse work that can be fun and challenging.

Staff software engineer

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Pros

Benefits, time off, and pay are good. Work is diverse and interesting. Lots of good and bright people in most areas.

Cons

Work life balance is non existent. Have been working 10+ hours a day for close to 3 years now and have been under threat of layoff for all of them. Have tons of vacation that I can't use and keep on losing. Difficult to transfer between jobs. There is no training budget.

1.0

Feb 21, 2014

If you have brains and talent, don't waste your time here

Staff software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

This company is good for young engineers recently out of college, as long you get on a project with modern technologies (otherwise, you really are wasting your time/skills). They pay well in the beginning, but one you reach level 3, get out. Management at this company thinks nothing of abusing technical staff to work 60+ hours a week to meet contract deadlines that should never have been agreed to. And once you reach level 4, your peers in the non-military/government world will be making much more than you.

Cons

Very political. Senior technical people got to their positions not because of actual technical skills, but because of politics. A couple that I know run enterprise level Java SOA projects, and they've never written a line of Java code before! A huge wave of older senior managers (who were good) level the company within the last 5 years, and their replacements (VPs and directors) were promoted too far too fast, and are doing a god-awful job. Market share continues to plummet, being lost to smaller more agile companies. And LM has been losing an alarming number of ECP/follow-on contracts, largely due to delivery very low quality products.

3.0

Feb 14, 2014

Technically challenging with exposure to a wide range of projects.

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Diverse portfolio offers many opportunities. A mixture of experiences in the workforce.

Cons

If you're not at one of the big sites, you run the risk of being overlooked. Company has moved towards a market-result focus, often leading to hasty business decisions that bypass small opportunities; gamble big vs gamble small.

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