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Applied Research Associates Software Developer reviews

3.2

3% would recommend to a friend

(22 total reviews)
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Rob Sues

3% approve of CEO

3% positive business outlook

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1.2

Culture & values

1.2

Work/Life balance

1.2

Career opportunities

1.1

Diversity & inclusion

1.1

Senior management

1.1

Compensation and benefits

Software Developer employees have rated Applied Research Associates with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Applied Research Associates is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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22 reviews
1.0
Jun 12, 2018

honest

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I cannot think of anything good.

Cons

management doesn't exist at any level in this company. Everyone is in it for themselves. All managers are over paid and must under pay rest of employees to be able to find work. This is a company that lives of government contracts, and they will not tell you upfront you are responsible for finding your own work, if you don't find work you will not survive.

3.0
Jun 16, 2010

Not bad for a defense contractor

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

ARA has a strong engineering culture and generally tries to hire people who are passionate about the work. They also are very open to new market opportunities, and encourage individual initiative. Because the company primarily does "small" government contracts, there is a lot of chance at intra- and inter-company collaboration, which means you get to try new things.

Cons

It's a government contractor, so you generally can't work on anything that you can't get money for up front. You also have to deal with inordinate amounts of bureaucracy from "The Customer." "Everybody markets" is the slogan - and marketing is prioritized over engineering. If someone is bringing in new contracts, it doesn't matter how bad they are at engineering or teamwork.

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