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 323 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 323 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 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 (904) , Systems Engineer (679) , Senior Software Engineer (293) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , 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 1624 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1091 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1039 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 937 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 305 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 596 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 292 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 159 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 140 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

(323 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 323 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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323 reviews

2.0

Aug 22, 2014

Managed Into the Ground

Senior software engineer

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Business Outlook

Pros

If you love to go into your cube and do one thing until they lay you off, you will be happy here.

Cons

If you like to work hard, and across several different areas, this is not the place for you.

3.0

Jul 28, 2014

Large Company, plenty of differing job paths for a career

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work and a good working team environment with in the departments to build and deliver the best for our customer. Good work/life balance with flexible hours and first level management support. Good compensation package, health Medical, dental, life and 401K.

Cons

Limited advancement within department structure or transfers to other departments are management determined . Work can be repetitive and boring at times until process issues or parts issue develop. Note there is very little room for out of the box thinking for all ideas to improve the process and decrease costs.

2.0

Jul 7, 2014

Mismanaged

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible schedule if you are in the right group

Cons

Very few opportunities for promotion Performance ratings are too formulaic and if your manager won't fight for you, you're screwed Large corporation with their priorities in the wrong order

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