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Applied Research Associates

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Employee owned company - Software Engineering Manager Applied Research Associates Employee Review

5.0
Jun 2, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Supports working from home - Wide variety of interesting and challenging work - Very generous retirement and bonuses - ARA allows a decent amount of autonomy to pursue work you enjoy

Cons

- Very risk averse, reluctant to go after new opportunities - Slow to change to accommodate new approaches to employee benefits - Some business systems and processes are very outdated

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5.0
Dec 4, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance Flexibility Benefits

Cons

Pay could be better but for starting salary is good enough

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3.0
Jul 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Extremely flexible schedule, Some cool staff.

Cons

Pay is trash for admin personal It's like some people carry rank and it's annoying

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