Explore the universe and save fuel. - Senior Software Engineer NASA Employee Review

4.0
Apr 22, 2014
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Pros

Top notch research scientists team with industry experts to lead the nation's innovations in air and space travel.

Cons

Constant fight for resources, Congress under funds programs but creates unfunded mandates. Lackluster professional development, rampant Balkanization, islands of specialization.

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

Incredible WLB, impactful work, sense of pride when talking about what you do.

Cons

Have to work with legacy codebases often (like Fortran).

4.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

They tend to have managers who were engineers. And, "we're going to the freakin Moon!"

Cons

Government bureaucracy stuff, and residues of DOGE

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