Take your clearance somewhere else. - Software Engineer SAIC Employee Review

2.0
Aug 1, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's easy to pass the software interview because they pray you won't look at the spaghetti code bases and leave. The benefits are top notch in regards to healthcare and paternity leave.

Cons

I still have nightmares that I'm trying to solve the namespace issues in the code base. Very little job security with no performance improvement techniques. Unqualified software leads and they will not work to retain the right talent. If this is your only job offer it works to build experience but keep your head down. Gaining a leadership role is next to impossible.Most sit around and collect a paycheck. Senior engineers will purposely forgo difficult work and make excuses of why it couldn't be done passing it off to brighter interns.

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SAIC Response
3y
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Cons

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SAIC Response
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2.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

Decent learning and development opportunities. Some really passionate and hard working people on your teams. Performance management is relaxed and flexible.

Cons

Benefits are wildly expensive for a company of their size. Was laid off with 1.5 months notice right before Christmas. Months prior to layoff was forced to use my PTO due to gov shutdown, but was still getting my full paycheck during shutdown. I believe this was so that they could diminish our PTO banks so they would have to pay out less when they laid us off. Laid off with zero severance despite being at company for almost 4 years and being in good standing. No efforts from management to make connections for a new internal role despite being strongly encouraged to search internally. New CEO Jim is not personable at all. Gives heavy corporate and cog in a machine vibes. Rumor has it that in the defense contracting industry, SAIC will be faring rather poorly within next 1-4 years.

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