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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
4.0
Mar 14, 2009
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Pros

There are a lot of interesting projects. They pay for overtime... anything over 45 hours a week. Flexible schedule. Good leadership training opportunities. There are a lot of opportunities because the company is so large. There are opportunities in every state, and in every field. The benefits are very good. There is a leadership program for young engineers where they invest quite regularly in training and social event.

Cons

Pay is less than other places. Extreme risk aversion leads to a sluggish environment where technology is not adopted too quickly. There is a huge amount of process overhead and not all of it is worth while.

3.0
Mar 13, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Right out of college, no experience necessary. LM only hires the brightest, but, the quality of work performed doesn't match the expectations of a new hire. It puts a foot in the door to new engineers. I would say it's a good place to start. But, unfortunately, not a good place to sharpen your skills.

Cons

It's not really interesting. there's no design work to be performed, just support. If you're a new hire, you'll be more of a technical secretary in/out of the job.

3.0
Feb 11, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Lockheed offers a stable job with decent benefits. If you do the right things there are opportunities to advance up the ladder.

Cons

Lockheed tends to be a decade behind the commercial world in terms of processes and technologies used. I find that the good software engineers are quickly pushed up the chain -- leaving almost no seasoned developers at the lower levels. Many people being pushed up don't want to leave the code, however advancement opportunities quickly dry up as a developer as Lockeed prefers to just throw warm bodies in those positions. Those ranks tend to be filled with either level one/two (newer coder) developers or higher level developers that haven't coded for a long time that have the urge to do so again. Overall this leads to anyone who actually cares about developing their skills as an engineer (TDD, core patterns, etc) with no one to really go look up to improve their skills.

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