Lockheed Martin Senior Software Engineer reviews

Company policies affecting performance reviews, merit increases, promotions, and compensation remove all incentive to excel and try to move up quickly. High performers aren't really differentiated from average performers. It takes forever to move up - every coworker, high contributors included, has been promoted years after it was deserved due to HR policies. Your title doesn't reflect your actual level of competency or responsibility. Engineering salaries are lower than SF Bay Area averages, and almost no one receives profit sharing. Lots of ancient technologies & policies everywhere. Multi-disciplinary technical teams often require software engineers to come in at unnecessarily early hours.

Stuck in some of the old ways of doing things. LM is a big company, and it is hard to get meaningful change within the corporation - mostly due to the nature of the type of work that has to be done for their customers. Leadership keeps changing organization and realigning departments, but it doesn't do anything other than confuse the workers. Cost of healthcare benefits continue to rise. Raises did not cover the difference in health care costs. Going through a rough spot and not afraid to let good people go. Has very interesting work or very plain, grunt work. It is up to the individual to seek out their career path.