Is General Atomics a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at General Atomics have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 78 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of General Atomics employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at General Atomics now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at General Atomics .

Does General Atomics pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at General Atomics with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 78 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at General Atomics.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at General Atomics?

78% of Software Developer employees at General Atomics would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 15% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated General Atomics with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.4 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

What General Atomics locations are top rated by Software Developer employees?

San Diego is the top rated General Atomics location by Software Developer employees. Poway is the lowest rated General Atomics location by Software Developer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at General Atomics?

Engineer (74) , Project Manager (56) , Software Developer (44) , Software Engineer (42) , Mechanical Engineer (35) , Project Engineer (33) , Intern (32) , Technician (24) , Avionics Technician (22) , Financial Analyst (21) , Program Manager (20) , Manufacturing Engineer (17) , Composite Technician (15) , Engineering Intern (15) , Systems Engineer (15)

What are the pros of working at General Atomics according to real employee reviews?

"The people at GA are great and the work is interesting/challenging most of the time." ((in 163 reviews)); "Pension and 401K" ((in 97 reviews)); "Good work life balance and enjoy it" ((in 88 reviews)); "Great work environment and worklife balance" ((in 36 reviews)); "Great Company and culture." ((in 35 reviews))

What are the cons of working at General Atomics according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor and unreceptive." ((in 127 reviews)); "Too many Managers not enough workers" ((in 50 reviews)); "Senior leadership can be old school at times" ((in 48 reviews)); "Upper management is old school and antiquated." ((in 35 reviews)); "Salaries are low." ((in 35 reviews))

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General Atomics Software Developer reviews

3.6

78% would recommend to a friend

(78 total reviews)

Neal Blue

84% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

Software Developer I employees have rated General Atomics with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 78 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer I professionals have a good working experience there. General Atomics is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer I professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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4.0

Jun 18, 2024

New Grad SDE

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very easygoing and low stress. Every other weekend is a 3-day weekend which makes it great for making plans. Location is hard to beat.

Cons

Pay is mediocre as far as SWE goes. No signing bonus or any other forms of pay aside from PTO. Everything is old; don't expect to be able to use your favorite text editor.

4.0

Jun 3, 2024

ASG starting to face growing pains

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Usually a decent work-life balance. Job security: even if a project drops, they'll try to find a way to shift you to another part of the company. You're always working on something new. Lots of room to learn and grow, expand and shift your role/responsibilities Fair pay scale, decent bonuses

Cons

As a government contractor, customer funding can shift because of administration change, which can affect work They have allowed DEI and woke policies gain a foothold, even though they are a privately-owned company Slow to adapt to new technologies and ways of operating

3.0

May 15, 2024

Cool place to work but there are a lot of idiots

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is a lot of access here to interesting technologies Coasting is easy

Cons

The more managers and "senior" level roles become involved in projects, the more issues occur. A lot of these positions can't even do the work themselves so it's not a surprise when they have a failure since they are unable to understand true nature of work. The best leaders here are the ones who succeeded in a technical role before moving into a leadership one. The pay and raises seem low but really that is a problem of san diego as a whole due to rich people moving here.

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