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
Nov 30, 2021
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Pros

Great benefit, health insurance, 401K matching, paid time off, free meals, etc. Many intelligent employees to work with

Cons

As a federal funded research and development center, the company is suppose to perform scientific research from an apolitical view. Ever since the change of senior management, this has changed. The company purged senior managers who are not aligned up with its agenda in 2020 right before July 4th. This year, fired hundreds of talented employees right before Thanksgiving for not compliant with company policy. The entire exemption process was kept in the dark, neither criteria nor justifications nor appealing process were provided for rejection. No reasonable accommodations were provided although most of the employees have been supporting work remotely successfully for over a year. Direct supervisors, department managers and project leads were not notified until after the termination. Many projects were disrupted and severely damaged due to loss of essential engineers.

4.0
Jun 13, 2021

Choose your own adventure

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Pros

MITRE is a surprisingly large company and that size is in response to the size of the government the company works with. The different FFRDCs are diverse and range in size from small engagements to very large. This diversity means there's a lot of different work to choose from. Many at MITRE have re-invented themselves more than once switching from something like communications engineering to data science. The training and broad sponsor base makes that possible so long as you're motivated.

Cons

It's possible to become complacent and bored. Sometimes it's hard to re-invent yourself and the sponsors that you're familiar with. Difficult to advance further than principal.

3.0
Jun 11, 2021

In Name Only

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Pros

Good 401K benefits; relaxing environment but worsening by the day.

Cons

Will get technically out-of-date quickly, if staying longer than three years.

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