All Aboard the Agile Bandwagon - Software Engineer Northrop Grumman Employee Review

1.0
Aug 28, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Negotiate a high salary from the start as raises are only 2.5-3% even if you work your butt off and kiss butt. Excessive turnover will allow you to meet lots of people for a short periods of time. Dulles campus is on the W&OD trail if you want to bike to work or go for lunchtime walks. 6% 401k match (but need 3 year vesting)

Cons

If you're good at playing the 'Agile' game, you will love it here. Two week sprints of randomly assigned, meaningless tasks; never work on the same thing twice; glorified secretary scrum-masters add an extra layer of required butt kissing on a daily basis. Huge hiring events followed by huge layoffs - never know whether you're 'safe' from the choppin' block. Feel like number.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Not much pros but talented coworkers.

Cons

I joined expecting a long-term career and initially had a positive experience. Unfortunately, the culture changed significantly after leadership transitions. Micromanagement increased, decision-making became highly centralized, and employee morale steadily declined. Many experienced employees and managers left during my time there, making it difficult to maintain continuity and trust within the organization. The work itself was meaningful, and I had the opportunity to support important projects with talented colleagues. However, recognition, career growth, and employee retention did not appear to receive the same level of attention as process, reporting, and management oversight. My layoff was communicated as unrelated to performance, which was appreciated. However, after years of contribution and institutional knowledge, the overall experience left me feeling that employees were viewed as replaceable rather than valued long-term assets.

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