Boeing Software Developer reviews

3.9

61% would recommend to a friend

(667 total reviews)
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81% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Boeing with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 667 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Boeing is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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3.0
Jul 27, 2008
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Pros

100% tuition reimbursement, employee incentive program, Share Value Trust (stock) award. It's one of the biggest players in the aerospace/defense industry. Management is pretty understanding when it comes to flex time, 9/80 work schedule, vacations, and working virtually (telecommuting). It's steady reliable work with steady reliable pay and benefits.

Cons

Base salary is on the lower end compared to competitors (such as Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin). I suppose the generous tuition reimbursement benefit is supposed to make up for it. Promotion process and internal hiring processes are murky, never quite sure what's going on. Time in grade in your job classification seems to be a very important factor. It's a big organization with all the bureaucratic red tape you would expect.

4.0
Jun 19, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The best reasons to work at Boeing is the overall benefits/compensation package. Boeing offers excellent health care, an impressive 401K matching, paid overtime, the best education assistance in the business, and very good job security. The aerospace/defense industry is definitely a niche industry to be in, however not all engineering jobs at Boeing have to do with aerospace. Boeing is definitely a massive company. There's a lot of interesting projects to work on, and some really cool technology to work with. One nice thing about Boeing is the ability to cross over into different careers and get exposure to the rest of the company. You can also work in many different cities which is a nice flexibility. The work history behind most long time Boeing employees is very impressive and interesting due the large amount of technical diversity in the company. Most engineers at Boeing can basically work how the want and dress any way they want. You're not bound to working specific hours, although this isn't always the case in all programs. Working virtual is allowed by some managers, but varies greatly depending on the group you're in. Many managers are very much engaged in fostering the development of their employees. You have annual meeting with you manager to measure your strengths and areas of improvement, and to chart your future goals within the company. If you're highly motivated to excel, your manager will help chart you a path to get where you want.

Cons

Well, there's a list actually. 1) The pay at Boeing is usually about 15-20% less than what you could get at Microsoft, Yahoo, or Google. Granted, you are paid for overtime, so at the end of the year you're really paid the same. Unless, of course, you're babysitting some old legacy software and never work an hour of overtime (there are people like that at Boeing). 2) Boeing is not a place to be at if you're trying to climb the corporate ladder quickly. This is an old style, industrial/military-orientated company. Your upward progression in this company will be at a snail pace, unless you're absolutely brilliant and solve world hunger. 3) Promotions and raises are flawed. Because of the Unions at Boeing, you're too protected and normalized with the rest of your peers. For example, there's people who cool their heels on their desk and are absolutely not productive at all and they get a 4% raise. However, if you bust your butt and work really hard, you'll manage to get a 4.5% raise. I swear I've seen many people sleeping at their desk at work. 4) The most irritating thing about Boeing Management is how they are decades behind current industry standards and modern concepts. It's definitely an old-man's company. Most of the engineers you see are gray, balding, and pushing retirement. There's not enough young blood to come in and take over the domain knowledge of the business. As such, there's a complete lack of respect and disregard for the younger talent. Young people coming out of college and grad school with fresh ideas and concepts are basically treated like idiots. Because of this, there's an enormous amount of young employee turnover, because there's better companies out there with a fresher and more vibrant corporate culture. If you can manage to stay at Boeing long enough for these dinosaurs to retire, you'll finally get a chance to bring processes up to the 21st century.

4.0
Jun 15, 2008
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Pros

Not much overtime. Great people. Friendly environment. Boeing can be relaxing and stressful at times, which is good because usually after a window of working really hard you have to relax. It is a job that you could quite possibly work at until you are 70 years old. They don't have to seem to have a problem with people taking time off.

Cons

Work can be tedious or boring at times. Sometimes the simplest tasks won't be handled for months, people work really slow. New hires seem to sit for months are neglected, which makes them bored and uneasy.

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