Ok especially if you want to do the digital nomad lifestyle - Exploitation Specialist Leidos Employee Review

4.0
Apr 23, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You can work from almost anywhere in the world as long as you have good internet connection. And you can choose which currency to be paid in, US dollars or local currency. And at least theoretically you can take as much time off as you like, whenever you want.

Cons

You work as an independent contractor so there is no pension plan, retirement benefits, health insurance etc. They wire your salary directly from the U.S. so each time you receive your pay, your bank deducts a foreign transaction service fee of about $8~$9 which adds up the longer you work. Also, you don't know how permanent the job is, for example if it will disappear after the contracted number of years.

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5.0
May 21, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits and career pathing

Cons

No cons that I can think of

3.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Leidos provides opportunities to work on complex government programs with meaningful technical challenges. Depending on the contract and team, there can be exposure to cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, systems engineering, networking, and mission-focused work that is difficult to find elsewhere. The company also has a large footprint, so there may be internal opportunities for people who are able to navigate the organization.

Cons

My experience was that the quality of management varied significantly by program. Communication around expectations, roles, and priorities was often inconsistent, and decisions that affected employees were not always explained clearly or handled in a transparent way. Work-life balance also depended heavily on local management. Flexibility that existed in practice could be changed quickly, and employees were sometimes left trying to reconcile changing expectations with existing workloads and personal obligations. In my view, the company would benefit from stronger oversight of program-level management decisions, especially where employee responsibilities, workplace flexibility, and performance feedback are concerned. I also found that technical decision-making was sometimes driven more by schedule pressure than by sound engineering judgment. On complex government programs, that can create unnecessary risk and frustration for employees who are trying to do things correctly.

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