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      MITRE Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

      2.7

      25% would recommend to a friend

      (139 total reviews)
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      Mark Peters

      73% approve of CEO

      8% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Principal Software Development Engineer employees have rated MITRE with 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 139 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Development Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. MITRE is rated 26% below average by Principal Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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      139 reviews
      1.0
      Mar 1, 2024

      Recent Return to Office Policies Have Made This Company Difficult

      Principal consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Amazing workforce who are talented, intelligent and care about the work that they do.

      Cons

      Policies that kill employee morale (return to office, enforced by badge swipe data). C-suite and senior leadership who are disconnected from ground level employees, make poor decisions regarding business spending, and are tone deaf to employee perceptions of their lack of leadership (e.g. employee benefits were cut even while senior bonuses were paid, and first class travel was allowed for execs).

      2.0
      Feb 24, 2024

      good parts but unhealthy executive leadership

      Principal engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work, good people for the most part, good resources for collaboration and research.

      Cons

      Executive leadership has been about style over substance for several years. Can't wait for a new regime. Also, seem focused on replacing internal tools with newer "big name" products that don't work as well. The amount of inefficiencies self imposed keeps getting worse.

      1.0
      Feb 7, 2024

      RTO - last gasp of a failed, lame duck CEO

      Principal
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Important, impactful work in support of warfighters and working alongside top caliber co-workers and first-line managers. Good salary and 401K, but nothing stellar.

      Cons

      Truly the worst executive leadership team out there. The disgraced CEO is retiring, but taking 11 months to do so when he should have been fired for running morale, financials, and respect of sponsors into the ground. FAR TOO MANY NEW EXECUTIVES at MITRE who don't listen to employees. Eroding benefits. Civic time reduced by 80%. Leave reduced. No sick days. No funding available for professional development. Secret layoffs. Draconian return-to-office policy for company that was highly productive working remotely. Corporate surveys show consistent steady decline in morale and confidence of leadership. Nobody listening at the top.

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