BAE Systems Software Engineer reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(227 total reviews)
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Charles Woodburn

67% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated BAE Systems with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 227 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. BAE Systems is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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227 reviews
2.0
Sep 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good teammates, fun technology as we were working R&D

Cons

They are known to buy a product, nurture it, then sell it, along the division

4.0
Aug 1, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to develop your career, people are friendly. Good work/life balance

Cons

Beware of the gatekeepers, Pay is not competitive with market rates.

5.0
Jul 28, 2025

Good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good from them

Cons

None as they have been great

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