MITRE Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

2.7

25% would recommend to a friend

(139 total reviews)
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Mark Peters

73% approve of CEO

8% positive business outlook

Principal Software Development Engineer employees have rated MITRE with 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 139 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Development Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. MITRE is rated 26% below average by Principal Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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139 reviews
1.0
24 May 2026

Ultimate betrayal

Recommend
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Pros

Had some interesting opportunities to join and start projects.

Cons

Tossed on the street despite being better than just about everyone I encountered in my time at MITRE.

1.0
8 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- getting fewer but you can sometimes find work that is interesting and challenging - work life balance

Cons

- government sponsors are citing our high costs as an issue which has led to removal of experienced engineers off projects in favour of junior staff - inability of senior and executive leadership ranks to see that they are protecting their (expensive) peers on indirect budgets which add to our costs. - because of above two points, the experienced technical workforce is getting sidelined for a multitude of chiefs (of sll sorts), managing directors and directors. Somehow they have abundant funding while the technical workforce scrambles for work and budget. Irony is that expensive chiefs are telling technical staff to staff junior employees. Anyone have a mirror for them?

2.0
14 Jan 2026

Risk premium

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

New CEO is a major upgrade from previous CEO

Cons

MITRE has a diminished value proposition to its own workforce Mismanagement of corporate finances for far too long. Example: MITRE squanders more than a $100M annually in its internal R&D program with little accountability.

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