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SAIC Developer reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(212 total reviews)

Jim Reagan

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54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

Developer employees have rated SAIC with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 212 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Developer professionals have a good working experience there. SAIC is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

212 reviews
4.0
Sep 29, 2008

Good compensation and security but not very exciting.

Software engineer
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible environment. Mgmt understands that your life is bigger than your job. Rarely have to work over 40/hrs/week. Seems to have excellent job security.

Cons

Very homogeneous work-force -- almost all ex-military. Sometimes not very professional in methodology. Not cutting-edge work in most cases. Much of the work is "same-old, same-old". Can feel a little stifling.

3.0
Sep 17, 2008

Great people, bad senior management

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Most people know the #1 reason to work for SAIC are the stock options. For the longest time, those were wonderful and stable returns on investment. The annual bonuses are great and increased my salary by 10%+. The ability to move around in the company was pretty free for a government contract as long as you didn't pigeonhole yourself into one particular product

Cons

The management was fairly incompetent at recognizing good leadership and people who brown-nose. A number of horrible employees were promoted because they knew who to pander to. Senior management almost never talked to someone below middle management. This meant that the only regular employees that senior management got feedback from were the complainers who hurt company morale and productivity.

3.0
Aug 25, 2008

Great place to work if you enjoy developing cutting edge tech for the military

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

SAIC provides excellent compensation and benefits package. They really know how to take care of their employees. They provide tuition reimbursement, auto insurance discounts, and are even trying out a new student loan repayment service. They also provide you with training if you actively seek it. While the pay is great, you're also able to work on cutting edge technology projects. The environment in my current office is very laid back though everyone is very knowledgeable about their respective subjects. People at SAIC seem to be very devoted to getting the job done. It may just be the team I work with, but there is a common sense of devotion to the project.

Cons

There is plenty of red tape in this organization. Though this seems to be the case in many government contracting businesses, it seems to be more prevalent in this organization. It seems as though administrative tasks that should take a day end up taking a week, two, or three. There are also countless meetings and teleconferences that don't provide any real value. The organization seems to promote a conservative undertone, which may not be the best place for a young progressive to start their career. It seems to take an act of God to get money approved for new contracts.

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