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

Software Enginner professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 847 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Lockheed Martin employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Enginner Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Enginner interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Software Enginner employees well?

Software Enginner professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 847 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Enginner salaries at Lockheed Martin.

How happy are Software Enginner professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

86% of Software Enginner employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 7% in the past 12 months. Software Enginner professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 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 (681) , Senior Software Engineer (294) , Engineer (246) , Senior Systems Engineer (189) , Intern (188) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (167) , 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 1630 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1123 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1011 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 922 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 312 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 589 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 163 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 140 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 138 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin Software Enginner reviews

4.1

86% would recommend to a friend

(847 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

89% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

Software Enginner employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 847 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Enginner professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Enginner professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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847 reviews

4.0

Sep 18, 2024

Nice

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice environment. Nice salary Nice views.

Cons

Some weird old people walking around.

2.0

Sep 16, 2024

Workplace

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent Pay, Challenging work, Clean office

Cons

Too political, no teamwork, weak management

3.0

Sep 12, 2024

Best of the Big Defense Contractors, but Still a Defense Contractor

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

4-day work week is elite Overtime potential (a rare find for salaried software engineers) Job stability Learning potential, and friendly for young people starting out

Cons

Morally iffy Painfully Slow development process (classification/security hell bogs things down) Bad work dispersion, either overworked or bored A lot of managers fail upwards A lot of corporate nonsense Average to below average pay for legitimate software engineers Terrible promotion process, they make it as slow as possible to save money

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