Contract Employer that does better than the rest. - Software Developer SAIC Employee Review

4.0
Jan 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Assisted Transitions between Contracts - Great company culture - Diverse array of options

Cons

- Profit-driven - Poor healthcare(costed me between 8000 and 16000 a year for medical(incl. dental & vision)) - Compensation is well below the industry average and even seasoned employees make less than entry level at other organizations. - Largely contract work for Federal agencies... employer alters diversity and other employee well-being "commitments" to satisfy their customers. - Contract work is impermanent and often subject to the whims of the customer, regardless of whether the employee was held in high regard.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

-Love the contract -People are great to work with -Very flexible with times -If had a very long day, can lessen time to work less later in week

Cons

-Sometimes you gotta work a long freaking day -Have to be ready to get called to go to base at like 1 am

2.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent learning and development opportunities. Some really passionate and hard working people on your teams. Performance management is relaxed and flexible.

Cons

Benefits are wildly expensive for a company of their size. Was laid off with 1.5 months notice right before Christmas. Months prior to layoff was forced to use my PTO due to gov shutdown, but was still getting my full paycheck during shutdown. I believe this was so that they could diminish our PTO banks so they would have to pay out less when they laid us off. Laid off with zero severance despite being at company for almost 4 years and being in good standing. No efforts from management to make connections for a new internal role despite being strongly encouraged to search internally. New CEO Jim is not personable at all. Gives heavy corporate and cog in a machine vibes. Rumor has it that in the defense contracting industry, SAIC will be faring rather poorly within next 1-4 years.

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