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

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
2.0
Dec 16, 2023
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Pros

Better than average benefits Great opportunities for early career folks (especially education) A great place for end of career folks A great place to coast if you want to coast A great place to work if you're more concerned about white papers than actually accomplishing anything

Cons

Corporate leadership is an incompetent nightmare Your career advancement depends much more on politics than how good you are at your job. Total compensation is underwhelming Career advancement is slow to non-existent Implementing solutions isn't really what they do Huge DEI problems across multiple corporate sites

1.0
Dec 5, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Working with an exceptionally talented technical staff - Mac laptops are offered, which can improve productivity

Cons

- There is an expectation that technical staff search to find new projects they can split their time on to remain fully allocated. If you encounter difficulty doing this then you either get poor assignments or pushed out as there would not be enough assigned work. Those working at remote site locations outside of the main two campuses in Bedford and McLean are likely to encounter more challenges. To mitigate this con, consider starting your MITRE career at one of the two campus locations at least for the first year. - Significant and impactful erosion of benefits during the past year (notably, a benefit was taken away within 3 weeks of starting which partially formed the basis of selecting MITRE) - Remote work policy changed from 1-day/week in the office to 3 or 4-days/week in the office over the past year; however, there are simply not enough offices to accomodate the influx of people. This leads to double or tripling up on offices, which can tank productivity if you're not able to maintain concentration

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