SAIC Senior Software Developer reviews

4.1

90% would recommend to a friend

(98 total reviews)

Jim Reagan

100% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

Senior Software Developer employees have rated SAIC with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 98 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. SAIC is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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98 reviews
3.0
Dec 29, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good technical staff, decent benefits package. And that's about it, really. If you are lucky enough to get on a good program with good management, you will think it is the best place you have ever worked. Otherwise, it's a muddle.

Cons

Wild variance in management competency. Can go from some of the best you will ever see to some of the worst - all within a single hallway. There are pockets of good people at SAIC, and pockets of good programs to work on. The real trick is combining both. Generally a place where retired military goes to farm another retirement package while earning a "civilian" paycheck.

1.0
Sep 13, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Management is flexible for time-off.

Cons

Limited opportunities for professional growth. Promotions are preselected without regard for qualifications. Pay is well below industry average and management is not concerned with increasing so as to better staff operations. Benefits are hit and miss, mostly miss, and eligibility changes frequently. Management makes no attempt to share future plans with the "worker bees" and keeps them in the dark as often as possible. Actually, management doesn't give much information to the employees at all. This type of mentality generally leads to a mistrust of management, a lack of pride of where you work, and is not someplace that I'd recommend. The business sense of management is to "put all you eggs in one basket". Translated that means that all resources are poured into the largest program, and when that fails or gets cut back, those employees are laid off. The IPO was a failure. The stock price hasn't gone anywhere. and that's an indication of managements lack of competence.

2.0
Sep 4, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Generic Government software consulting company. If you are lucky enough to get onto an interesting project you can enjoy your work. Most contracts require government management approval & direction to work more than 40 hours a week, so you rarely work extended hours.

Cons

You are a generic, replaceable cog. The company has absolutely no loyalty to you and no interest as long as the customer continues to renew contracts. Pay raises will not keep up with inflation, or even with government pay raises.

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