Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for as a Senior Software Engineering?

Senior Software Engineering professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 296 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 Engineering Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineering interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Senior Software Engineering employees well?

Senior Software Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 296 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineering salaries at Lockheed Martin.

How happy are Senior Software Engineering professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

76% of Senior Software Engineering employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 7% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineering professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (907) , Systems Engineer (680) , Senior Software Engineer (293) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , Associate Software Engineer (112) , Project Manager (111) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (95) , 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 1634 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1118 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1019 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 934 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 313 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 600 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 293 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 157 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 136 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 133 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin Senior Software Engineering reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(296 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

63% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

Software Engineering Senior employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 296 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineering Senior professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineering Senior professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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296 reviews

2.0

Aug 22, 2014

Managed Into the Ground

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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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