Does Blue Coat Systems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Blue Coat Systems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Blue Coat Systems. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Blue Coat Systems?

64% of Blue Coat Systems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Blue Coat Systems 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Blue Coat Systems?

Software Engineer (12) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Sales (6) , Senior Systems Engineer (6) , Systems Engineer (6) , Manager (3) , Program Manager (3) , QA Engineer (3) , Senior Engineer (3) , Customer Support Engineer (2) , Director (2) , Engineering Manager (2) , Executive Assistant (2) , Product Manager (2) , SBE (2)

What are the pros of working at Blue Coat Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and office moral; security product was top notch." ((in 30 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 23 reviews)); "R&D has a good work/life balance" ((in 11 reviews)); "Great technology direction!" ((in 11 reviews)); "The culture is casual, so you can be true to yourself." ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Blue Coat Systems according to real employee reviews?

"Bad Management who lost a lot of good staff." ((in 16 reviews)); "Senior management doesn't lead" ((in 5 reviews)); "Upper management was dismissive of lower management & individual contributors, especially if there was dissagreement." ((in 4 reviews)); "Poor communication from the top down and throughout all organizations as a whole." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Blue Coat Systems layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Blue Coat Systems layoffs and their outlook for job security at Blue Coat Systems in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Blue Coat Systems locations?

Sunnyvale , Draper , Austin , New York , Glen Gardner , Salt Lake City , South Jordan , Chicago , Washington , Dallas , San Jose , Santa Clara , Pittsburgh , Rockville , Miami , Boxborough , Remote

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Blue Coat Systems reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(242 total reviews)

Greg Clark

78% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Blue Coat Systems has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 242 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Blue Coat Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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242 reviews

4.0

May 13, 2010

Suffering from constantly shifting goal posts

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good pay and benefits package, decent casual work environment and a lot of smart people. My managers were flexible with time off which allowed me to have a decent work/life balance.

Cons

The direction of the company keeps shifting, it seemed like every quarterly meeting had some change in direction announcement. With constantly shifting goalposts, we were always playing catch up, after a while this really gets old. Shifting work to India seems like a short sighted tactic, not sure if that will work out.

4.0

May 13, 2010

Still has the positive vibe of start up, but may be in jeorpardy of losing that spark.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great health benefits, employee stock option and purchase plan, profit sharing. Headquarters location is newer, has good gym with solid equiptment and access to training advisor, bagels and organic fruit for employees. Employees are smart, eager, dedicated. Product line is competitive and probably gives some Cisco, Riverbed folks headaches.

Cons

Starting to lose the attractive benefits of a smaller company and picking up bad habits of larger sized organizations, i.e. politics, kingdom-itis, product waivering.

2.0

Apr 29, 2010

Be Cautious

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I thought they have pretty good technology and were very competitive in the current marketplace. Riverbed still eats their lunch

Cons

CEO gets off on tangents. You can meet with him on one topic and he gets off on some random thoughts.

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