Good technology, but poor vision - Software Engineer Boeing Employee Review

3.0
3 Nov 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are many pockets of great technology, hard problems to solve, and great engineers working on those problems. The compensation is very good, and basic business practices are solid (functions like HR, facilities, procurement, and so on are well run). If you are motivated, you will be rewarded and recognized by management. Honestly, the biggest draw is that Boeing has it's fingers in so many great technical areas, and there is room to excel.

Cons

With Chadwick being replaced by Caret, the company has shifted strategy from quality to cost. Extremely deep staffing cuts have left bare bone teams unable to execute on the work. Phrases like "it makes me feel like a slimey contractor, but..." or "just check the box, it doesn't have to work" are frequently heard from PMs on the verge of panic attacks trying to meet budget. The customer focus that created our best products has been suppressed, and the only way to protect the quality of your product is to work nights and weekends. You will be quickly promoted if you do the work, and the pay is great, but the instant you triage an issue, you move on and the product you worked on sits abandoned to die a slow death. Management talks about employee development, but all they want are leaders. They never let you learn new technical skills, instead that make you run increasingly large teams until all your time is spent organizing the schedule tasks of rushed, low quality projects which barely squeak by through heroic hacks and last minute work arounds.

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5.0
16 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fantastic benefits and work-life balance. 401k match is unmatched!

Cons

Easy to get pigeon-holed into a role. Try exploring ways to stay pro-active and do different things

3.0
27 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Easy going, nice benefits, free further education (masters/PhD). Great for an engineer starting out who needs to dip their feet in the pool of engineering for a few years and to get a great 401(k) match at the start of your career (compounding growth). Great for late stage career due to the benefits and solid enough pay in a low cost of living area

Cons

pay-scale lagging, no emphasis on learning new things, no punishment for people who are bad at their job. After working for 4 years, I feel like I should have jumped ship after 2. I haven't been given meaningful work that really challenges me in a while. Now I feel pigeonholed into staying because I have enough years of experience that I really should be considered senior, but I haven't been given work that reflects what I senior engineer should be capable of. Now I'm trying to jump ship before it's really too late. If I stay here another 2 years I think I will be genuinely unemployable and will have to stay at this company forever.

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