Does Kessel Run pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kessel Run employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kessel Run. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kessel Run?

50% of Kessel Run employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kessel Run 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kessel Run?

Product Designer (8) , Product Manager (7) , Software Engineer (6) , Software Developer (3)

What are the pros of working at Kessel Run according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 4 reviews)); "There are some great teams and awesome individuals who really want to make a difference in the DoD." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kessel Run according to real employee reviews?

"Leadership is lacking." ((in 6 reviews))

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Kessel Run Reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture and values

3.4

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Kessel Run has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kessel Run employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace and defence industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

43 reviews

4.0

18 May 2026

Great colleagues but unfulfilled product commitments

Product owner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great people to work with

Cons

Never followed through with Product commitments

3.0

29 Sept 2025

Lots of transitions

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good people. Good mission. Good vacation benefits.

Cons

Lots of changes. Poor pay.

2.0

16 July 2025

Standard Glacial Government Acquisitions

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- work/life balance - relatively stable employment - USAF mission

Cons

- Kessel Run is no longer innovative. They've backslid into being a typical program office with large contracts and very little home grown development. - Standard government bureaucracy. That is to say, a lot of bureaucracy. - Leadership has reinstated a lot of the same old processes and red tape that Kessel Run once abhorred. - Pay (relative to what I was paid in industry)

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