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
1.0
Jan 25, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Possible to work from home, team members are nice, central office location in London, hours are not bad. There is free tea, coffee, fruit and kitkats.

Cons

I have held many jobs, but this is the one company that I would urge all those considering to stay away. It is incredibly difficult to build a career here, as the company often change roles at will and with no notice. Many people find that the roles they applied for don’t materialise, are not truthful, or just don’t last for longer than a few weeks before the company decide to impose a new career. Graduates and trainees seem to have an especially bad deal here. As one former colleague put it in a company forum: ‘it feels like we are on a sinking ship.’

2.0
Jan 8, 2018

Welcome to the bureaucracy

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The place has good engineering traditions

Cons

The process of execution is too slow and the used technologies are outdated.

1.0
Nov 3, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some interesting work Get to see interesting places around the world Work life balance excellent because there is nothing to do.

Cons

All engineering is gradually being outsourced to cheaper countries. Avoid if you are an engineer looking for a long term career.. you will be made redundant or forced to work on soul sucking projects. You are a number not a person. Employees are allocated to projects on a whim, breaking teams up. Very bad management. No leadership whatsoever for years.

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