Exciting work. Requires putting up with 1000 cuts - Engineer Blue Origin Employee Review

4.0
14 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Extremely passionate and kind people Compelling mission and contracts to back it up Exciting engineering challenges and competence to meet those challenges. Shout out Lunar carrying the torch

Cons

Blue spent a long time chasing perfection and is still learning not to. Lots of little things add up to major frustrations and schedule pressure prevents people from stopping and changing the little things. Good people leave b/c of the "1000 cuts". Stock options famously bad. If you are persistent and can look past these things Blue is a great place to work.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
Anonymous intern
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
19 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

4 weeks of PTO, good benefits, free drinks and snacks available at all locations.

Cons

Leadership is inconsistent and often incompetent, company is very segmentalized and each group operates to different goals and schedules, poor communication with other parts of the company and with leadership. There is an overarching Yes-men mentality amongst leadership, and they often are just aiming to not be the group to be to blame for delays or failures. Personal growth is limited and widely ranges between different groups, there are areas where people see regular raises and promotions, while the majority seems to be told there are freezes or that they will be put in for next cycle. Pay has fallen behind, in the past they used to pay well and above the industry standard, but have not kept pace. Hours can be very long, again dependent on your group, some people may enjoy things like work from home or flexible schedules, but the majority are asked to work long hours and even support roles that could be remote are forced to be on site, despite a lack of space for the number of employees. I moved desks locations and buildings 6 times in 3 years. Re-orgs happen every 6 months, and create significant instability within the company, but rarely bring positive improvements. Good talent is not rewarded, and leaving quickly.

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