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

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 321 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 Senior Software Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 321 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries and benefits at Lockheed Martin .

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

74% of Senior Software Engineer employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 10% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (898) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (243) , 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 (102) , Quality Engineer (93) , 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 1614 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1113 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1016 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 924 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 333 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 586 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 299 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 157 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 136 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 132 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin Senior Software Engineer reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(321 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

65% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

Software Engineer, Senior employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 321 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer, Senior professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer, Senior professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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321 reviews

3.0

Apr 21, 2014

Old Fashioned Company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Offers the opportunity to work for large projects of vital importance to the nation. Pay and benefits are good.

Cons

This company works with a lot of old legacy practices and technology and, aside from a small percentage of individuals and a few pockets here and there, is not very innovative. A great many people want to avoid change altogether and actively resist it. This company is trying to go agile, but, aside from a few individuals, just doesn't get it. You're generally either under micromanagement or hit and run management. The company doesn't want to promote anyone except in rare cases. Work-life balance is supported in theory, but in practice you'll be given more work than you could ever possibly complete in a 40 hour work week.

3.0

Mar 18, 2014

Good work life balance, security annoyances, stuck in the past

Senior software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

As a software engineer, I rarely worked more than 40 hours per week. (can't say the same for all engineers, however; the test engineers often worked swing shifts and extra hours). The slower pace gave me the time to develop as a software engineer, while at work and outside of work.

Cons

Using software technologies that were 10-15 years old. Inconsistent capabilities between engineers. Some aren't very good. Feels really bureaucratic. Lots of annoyances that come with being in a high security environment: my building had no windows (not necessarily the case everywhere, though), no cell phones, firewall prevented access to e-mail sites like gmail and streaming sites like pandora.

3.0

Mar 14, 2014

"Bloated Government-Funded Corporation"

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good Benefits, but shrinking over time - Technically competent, Innovative place to work - Flexible work environment - Challenging projects

Cons

- Too many levels of management, second only to government bureaucracy - Constant Reorganization, but no real change - Loss of talent and experience because not people focused: would rather hire "cheaper" lvl-1 lvl-2 engineers rather than keep competent lvl-3 lvl-4 engineers employed

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