Interesting Work, Mileage Varies - Software Engineer II General Atomics Employee Review

3.0
Jan 11, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Work was interesting on the right team. Fortunately, I worked on couple of cool projects. Pension is nice if you are happy staying on your team for a few years. Coworkers are all intelligent, nice, hard working people who always seemed happy to help.

Cons

Culture can be toxic on the wrong team. My project/team Sprints were very fast paced relative to what the DoD industry usually has. Technology stack is pretty stagnant. Adding modern development tools into the development process would greatly increase efficiency and better align with what students use in school nowadays.

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5.0
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Pros

Very good work life balance

Cons

9 hour shifts 4 days a week

4.0
Jul 10, 2026
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Pros

Managers are very supportive and foster growth while challenging you. Semi flexible schedule - can come in early or stay late to meet required hours. Decent pay, tuition reimbursement, 401k matching, Mentorship opportunities

Cons

Leadership tends to get ahead of themselves with potential large contracts. Begin to invest a lot of time and money prior to contracts being awarded. Could be more clear on company goals and mission. Limited salary increase when changing roles.

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