Is MITRE a good company to work for as a Lead Software Engineer?

Lead Software Engineer professionals working at MITRE have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 25 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of MITRE employees being 3.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Lead Software Engineer Jobs at MITRE now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Lead Software Engineer interview questions at MITRE .

Does MITRE pay Lead Software Engineer employees well?

Lead Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at MITRE with 2.9 out of 5 stars based on 25 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 18.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Lead Software Engineer salaries at MITRE.

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

"Very flexible and good work life balance." ((in 363 reviews)); "If you are a person who like to due multiple things and learn alot this is the place for you! the benefits are great also" ((in 357 reviews)); "The people you work with on a day to day basis are great people and very smart." ((in 279 reviews)); "Most colleagues are great to work with and the campuses in McLean and Bedford make going into the office less painful." ((in 101 reviews)); "Good hours and pay." ((in 86 reviews))

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

"Senior leadership (SVP and above) over the past few years exhausted any good will they had with employees." ((in 143 reviews)); "Management is poor and rewards a small inner circle." ((in 105 reviews)); "More alarming is that the current CEO has actually wiped out our cash reserves and borrowed $200+M to cover his continued ill" ((in 77 reviews)); "workers are not technical (without engineering degree training) and many managers' resume (their resumes are online) include graduate degrees that are useless for technical work." ((in 65 reviews)); "Salaries are low but competitive by non" ((in 56 reviews))

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3.3

24% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)

Mark Peters

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18% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.2

Senior management

Lead Software Engineer employees have rated MITRE with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Lead Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. MITRE is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Lead Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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25 reviews

5.0

Dec 23, 2022

Great company to work at, pay a little low

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, lots of autonomy in your work

Cons

Pay is low, mostly prototyping work

4.0

Jun 6, 2022

Overall

Lead software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great flexibility and benefits for employees.

Cons

Do not pay as much for same position elsewhere and you have a bit to say as far as the projects you choose but finding them is hard.

3.0

Aug 13, 2021

A Great Company in Decline

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CEO approval

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Pros

- Great WLB - Fulfilling mission - Good variety of work - Able to work with the latest technologies - Positive micro-cultures - Good 401k/403b match - High high high job security

Cons

- Leadership team has damaged employee trust in them - HR has bungled several major efforts/rollouts - Overall company culture is stagnant, highly political, and occasionally toxic - Pay is low for some types of engineers - Pay equity is poor, lower level engineers are not even eligible for raises above 3% per year while high level managers are eligible for 15% raises - Benefits have been in decline - Bad employees can coast, killing the morale of their coworkers

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