Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for as a Software Enginner?

Software Enginner professionals working at Lockheed Martin have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 848 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Lockheed Martin employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Enginner Jobs at Lockheed Martin now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Enginner interview questions at Lockheed Martin .

Does Lockheed Martin pay Software Enginner employees well?

Software Enginner professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lockheed Martin with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 848 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Enginner salaries at Lockheed Martin.

How happy are Software Enginner professionals working at Lockheed Martin?

86% of Software Enginner employees at Lockheed Martin would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 7% in the past 12 months. Software Enginner professionals have also rated Lockheed Martin with a 4.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (908) , Systems Engineer (681) , Senior Software Engineer (294) , Engineer (247) , Senior Systems Engineer (189) , Intern (188) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (167) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , Associate Software Engineer (112) , Project Manager (111) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (95) , Project Engineer (89)

What are the pros of working at Lockheed Martin according to real employee reviews?

"Good Benefits and a full catalog of potential tech careers can be had working for them." ((in 1596 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1149 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1018 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 910 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 325 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lockheed Martin according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 589 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 291 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 159 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 141 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 134 reviews))

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Lockheed Martin Software Enginner reviews

4.1

86% would recommend to a friend

(848 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

89% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

Software Enginner employees have rated Lockheed Martin with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 848 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Enginner professionals have an excellent working experience there. Lockheed Martin is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Enginner professionals compared to other employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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848 reviews

3.0

Sep 12, 2024

Best of the Big Defense Contractors, but Still a Defense Contractor

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

4-day work week is elite Overtime potential (a rare find for salaried software engineers) Job stability Learning potential, and friendly for young people starting out

Cons

Morally iffy Painfully Slow development process (classification/security hell bogs things down) Bad work dispersion, either overworked or bored A lot of managers fail upwards A lot of corporate nonsense Average to below average pay for legitimate software engineers Terrible promotion process, they make it as slow as possible to save money

4.0

Sep 3, 2024

Good.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Work environment, and PTO.

Cons

Old software to maintain ing.

2.0

Aug 26, 2024

Mid experaince

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learned a lot working there. For the most part, everyone I interacted with was willing to help. They also helped me get Secret clearance

Cons

Full in person. Below market average salary for my location

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