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Lockheed Martin Software Developer reviews

4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(855 total reviews)
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James D. Taiclet

87% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 855 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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855 reviews
3.0
Aug 21, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Lockheed is forward looking, thoughtful about their perspective, honest and well managed.

Cons

Benefits are generic, if not subpar. Health deduction is currently $1000 per family member -- so keep that in mind before you sign! Why would anyone want to stay that long? In the services group (which is being spun off) we are migrant workers, moving from one project to another -- or not -- if the client likes us, we could stay longer. What this means is that you do get a whole lot of different experiences (if you want them), but it does not engender specialization.

1.0
Aug 21, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Steady paycheck. Benifits are marginally good. Work hours were good until recently. Most people are friendly.

Cons

The pay is significantly lower than it should be. The software engineers I work with tend to have the mentality that 'the old ways work' and do not wish to learn newer, better technologies and standards to make a cutting edge product. Instead you deal with people making decisions on things they know little or nothing about and then imposing a process to make changes on those poor decisions making it extremely hard to fix problems since a majority of the reviewers for changes dont know what they are doing. I have never heard of engineers not willing to learn more about their job so they can do it properly. Most people have a twisted idea of what agile development is as well. I am working in a broken waterfall that is being called agile. In addition, as someone who has proven that they operate at a higher pay grade than they are at, LM makes it extremely difficult to get a promotion or pay raise to get it to where I am being payed appropriately for my work. They also just implemented a 9/80 work schedule that is terrible compared to the previous flex schedule after claiming 'positive responses' toward it. I have yet to meet one person who likes it.

3.0
Aug 8, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good 401k and CAP if you are lucky enough to get hired under the good ledger. Salary is competitive with other companies. Three weeks vacation plus two weeks of floating holiday, again if on the good ledgers. Good work life balance

Cons

Horrible Health plan, not much attention give to new hires. A lot of jealousy exist since many people have effectively pigeonholed themselves and are constantly on edge about being replace. Company does not care about there employees it seems, there one an only goal is to raise the stock price and whatever will do that, they will do.

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