Interesting work, but too much bureaucracy and little accountability - Senior Software Engineer NASA Employee Review

3.0
8 June 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance (most of the time) Interesting work Pretty nice campus (at least the surroundings) Work with a lot of smart people

Cons

Very limited career growth Very limited recognition Too much bureaucracy - it's hard to get anything done and leads to mediocrity Management is unable to make any decision - everyone is scared of being accountable for anything. Lots of politics

Explore other reviews about NASA

5.0
2 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Interesting, learning opportunity, decent work life balance

Cons

Difficult coding challenges but overall great experience

5.0
1 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

All of the thing working

Cons

No cons fun place to work

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All