MITRE Principal Software Systems Engineer reviews

2.7

23% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)
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Mark Peters

30% approve of CEO

14% positive business outlook

Principal Software Systems Engineer employees have rated MITRE with 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Systems Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. MITRE is rated 26% below average by Principal Software Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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49 reviews
1.0
Jan 11, 2023
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Pros

Good technical work for important customers.

Cons

Silly leadership solving the wrong problems ... now just cut our number of paid Holidays from 9 to 8 and reduced tenured staff's paid vacation time from 28 to 24 days a year. But wait there's more! If your tenure at MITRE is less than ten years you actually gain a vacation day (from 23 to 24 days annually). The incentive to stay at MITRE just disappeared by design. Why stay?

4.0
Jul 27, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Very bright people to work with, freedom to challenge and make mistakes, and big thinking is respected. You get all the tools you'll ever need to get your job done! Benefits second only to the federal government, and a great work/life balance. Excellent job security - and very hard to get hired.

Cons

It's still government support/contracting work, but mostly/only studies. Rare to see critical impact of great work you and the team always perform unless you work in the DoD/Intelligence Community sectors. Very high quality staff, but not a whole lot of great leadership. Of course, there are some great leaders and managers within the ranks, but not as a whole.

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