Lockheed Martin Software Developer reviews

It's very hard to find employees who actually care about software development at LM, even those who do care tend to have very little knowledge of anything remotely modern. "What is an 'XML File'?" - Anonymous "Senior Staff" Software Engineer It's not uncommon to work on 10 year old workstations running Windows 2000. The company has an absurd amount of process and seemingly limitless red-tape but there are no real best practices or meaningful standards for software development. At a high level it doesn't seem like the company even acknowledges software exists despite pumping out millions of lines of it. Salary is middle of the road, and it's very hard to quickly move up the ladder due to strict minimums for different job titles. LM is an incredibly bloated organization, there are layers and layers of management who seem to have no real responsibility. It's very likely your manager will be completely disconnected from you and your work. This is great for people who want to "coast by", but is very frustrating for top performers. It's a fine place to work for a few years to kickoff a career, but make sure you leave before you are robbed of your passion.

Active management/mentorship of employees is non-existant. If you're looking for opportunities to improve your skills and learn as a professional you should look elsewhere. Employees are content to work their 40 hours and go home without any change to their daily workload. Lots of employees are ex-military with little tech skills or managers who are so far away from writing code they're out of touch. The gov't contract cycle leads to here today/done tomorrow workloads and a culture of employees who joke about working on code that gets thrown away and doing tasks because they're told to instead of questioning authority. The office environment is very sub-par - don't dream of asking for a comfortable chair or modern computer to code on. Also don't ask for extra screens or any other office comfort. And if you work in a classified environment you get no windows, no access to the outside internet, and no cell phone. This gets incredibly old after about 3 hours. Most employees sit on the same programs forever and are less than receptive to new members of the team. Saying hi is usually rewarded with staring at the floor from your cube mate. LM's benefits have gone down hill but HR is about 10 years behind the time. Pensions for new employees were stopped over 6 years ago. There's also no budget for training or conferences so don't even ask. LM is a great place to hang out for a few years while you get a free Master's degree and then move on. If you're looking to work hard and gain salary please look elsewhere. The difference in raises for average/exceptional employees is at most 3-4%. Is the extra 200 overtime hours worth that $$?