Blue Origin Software Developer reviews

3.6

30% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Dave Limp

58% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Blue Origin with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Blue Origin 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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29 reviews
5.0
Jun 25, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This remains one of the tiny handful of places in the world where you can be at the forefront of getting humanity to the stars. In objective terms, this place is awesome. New Shepard is almost out the door. New Glenn is real, is happening, is getting built. Smart, helpful, humble, visionary co-workers. Familiar Amazon perks like dogs in the office, free snacks and drinks, an endless firehose to learn new skills and hone current ones.

Cons

When Bob Smith gave his first all-hands address to all of Blue in his new role as CEO, he started with two words that sent chills down my spine: "We're listening". tl;dr: You can guess by the fact I'm here writing a review on Glassdoor, joined by countless others, what I have concluded about that. This is something Rob Meyerson would have never, ever said. He would have never acknowledged that there was a distinct "we" (i.e. upper management) separate from the "we" that was all of Blue. He would have never bothered to say it at all -- he would have assumed it would have shown from his actions, and that it was his very first, basic responsibility as the leader of his company. All of my pertinent complaints about the state of the company stem from this one phrase.

5.0
Dec 29, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Space geek Nirvana. Growing fast, but with the resources to be successful. Very flat management structure. Good team environment. In Kent there is a nice break room/kitchen area for employees, and plenty of nice lunch spots in the neighborhood. Things are much more limited at the Texas site, but you do get to see, and hear, large rocket engines being tested.

Cons

It's hard work, the expectations are high, and the hours can be long. Some dogs just don't belong in an office. The benefits are no better that other tech companies I have worked for.

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