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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory Software Developer reviews

      4.9

      99% would recommend to a friend

      (8 total reviews)
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      Eric Evans

      99% approve of CEO

      99% positive business outlook

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      5.0

      Work/Life balance

      4.6

      Career opportunities

      4.4

      Culture & values

      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Senior management

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      8 reviews
      3.0
      Dec 23, 2013

      Former staff member for 4+ years

      Software engineer
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      Pros

      Some researchers are brilliant and certain projects are rewarding. Benefits are top notch - PTO, vacation, flex working conditions.

      Cons

      It's a bloated, old school organization run by PhDs promoted to managerial positions. Often these individuals are brilliant scientists but incompetent managers. Recent government funding issues have caused a decrease in the number of available projects and quality of workers. Promotion is very slow (5+ years). Compensation is ~20% below market (including no equity nor bonuses).

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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
      12y
      Your observations on the rewarding projects and brilliant staff are appreciated. As a not-for-profit laboratory we are unable to offer an equity position, however all available data shows that our compensation is quite competitive with industry and the overall market. What we lack in equity and bonus programs, we are able to make up with resources, challenging work, and strong work/life balance. The recent funding issues that have been widespread for all government contractors have settled down significantly and we believe that our work program is strong for the foreseeable future. Thank you for your insights.
      4.0
      May 30, 2011

      Great for those looking to continue education and also those with families looking for a secure job.

      Software engineer
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      Pros

      - very large - there are many (on the order of 100) groups to choose from - if you don't like your group, or get bored, its not that difficult to transition into working in another group or division. - comfortable place to work: Lexington campus has on-site gym, heath center, etc. - access to the MIT campus in Cambridge (libraries, events, clubs, etc.) - generous financial support for masters or PhD in a field that's closely related to your job - management supports you taking/auditing classes at MIT even during work time - all day shuttle from/to the Cambridge MIT campus - simplifies the compute.

      Cons

      - not many - unless you don't want to deal with the downsides of working on government-funded projects and/or defense projects requiring security clearances. These downsides can include - having complicated, unreasonable, messy requirements coming from the government - frustrating funding fights and constant worries about projects getting defunded by the government - not being able to talk about your work with people outside the Labs (if you're working on a defense project).

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