Great pay, interesting work - Associate Software Engineer SAIC Employee Review

5.0
Dec 4, 2020
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Pros

I was being paid very high at another company. They matched my pay here even though the position is an associate level. Fellow employees are driven and intelligent. Depending on the contract you fall under or work in, work may be more/less enjoyable. Mine has been interesting and good so far in the past year - and the contract isn’t expiring anytime soon.

Cons

Benefits, benefits, benefits. You’ve seen all the other reviews here - it’s usually the only complaint people have. That’s really all it is. I would be comfortable right now with calling this my home for the next 20+ years of my career if the benefits were great. If someone else offers me the same amount of money with much better benefits... it would be very hard to pass up.

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5.0
May 21, 2026
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Pros

I loved working at SAIC! It was truly a great place to work and fostered an environment where I could grow as a professional.

Cons

No cons! Pay was great, benefits were standard, people are awesome.

2.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

Decent learning and development opportunities. Some really passionate and hard working people on your teams. Performance management is relaxed and flexible.

Cons

Benefits are wildly expensive for a company of their size. Was laid off with 1.5 months notice right before Christmas. Months prior to layoff was forced to use my PTO due to gov shutdown, but was still getting my full paycheck during shutdown. I believe this was so that they could diminish our PTO banks so they would have to pay out less when they laid us off. Laid off with zero severance despite being at company for almost 4 years and being in good standing. No efforts from management to make connections for a new internal role despite being strongly encouraged to search internally. New CEO Jim is not personable at all. Gives heavy corporate and cog in a machine vibes. Rumor has it that in the defense contracting industry, SAIC will be faring rather poorly within next 1-4 years.

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