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

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 323 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 Engineer Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 323 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries at Lockheed Martin.

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

74% of Senior Software Engineer employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 10% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (904) , Systems Engineer (679) , 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 (111) , Project Manager (111) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (94) , 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 1590 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1106 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1021 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 917 reviews)); "Pay attention to that and make sure you negotiate a good salary when you arrive." ((in 327 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 598 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 159 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 145 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 136 reviews))

Lockheed Martin Senior Software Engineer reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(323 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

65% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer Senior employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 323 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer Senior professionals have a good working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer Senior professionals compared to other employers within the Aérospatiale et défense industry (3.6 stars).

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323 reviews

3.0

Aug 29, 2010

Jobs vary tremendously at LM

Senior software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Engineering excellence is part of culture; breadth of opportunities in types of jobs and locations, extreme depth in technical fields, recognized as industry leader in many areas

Cons

Aging workforce; huge company with associated bureaucracy; government customer often stifles innovation; LM subcontracts actual manufacturing of most products to other companies; extremely long product cycle in most areas (often 5-10 years); use of aging technologies (for Space programs)

3.0

Aug 2, 2010

Just fine

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely flexible schedule. Very aware of work life balance. They were very nice when I told them I was leaving.

Cons

Sparse technical career path. Very poorly managed. As expected huge contractors mirror the bloat of the government as a whole.

3.0

Jul 22, 2010

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Senior software engineer

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Pros

pension program and health benefits, good work family balance

Cons

training not paid for nor provided on regular basis to keep skills up to date, career advancement stale, end of year performance increases poor

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