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

2.0

Dec 23, 2009

Someday, Blue Coat will become what it wants to be, if it figures out what it wants to be.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Blue Coat has a reasonably good and advanced product line, making it attractive to certain types of Information Technology buyers and decision-makers. Blue Coat's Security product line is unmatched for its purpose. WAN Optimization and Visibility product lines are competent and worthy competitors. The Systems Engineers are talented.

Cons

Engineering execution could be better, and this is a reflection of engineering management, not the core engineering talent. Self-congratulation pertaining to the India Engineering Outsourcing project is Pollyannaism at its worst (for laid-off employees) and scariest (for shareholders). The company is plagued by poor communication and poorer information dissemination resulting from dual, dueling intranets.

2.0

Dec 7, 2009

heavily political.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

CEO is generous good products talented engineers

Cons

ineffective middle management layers (too many cooks make the soup sour) losing valuable engineers because they are not friends with the key players

2.0

Nov 17, 2009

Fast and Flaky, don't expect much

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people at the lower levels, lots of challenges available. Solid product line.

Cons

Senior Management doesn't seem to be able to execute a consistent strategy. Decision-making capabilities are weak and always have to flow from the top, resulting in long periods of time needed to make relatively simple decisions. Extreme micro-management. Very top-heavy with senior leadership (Director and up), lots of whom are very new, limiting career advancement opportunities for people who have been there for a while. Poor communication about corporate vision and goals.

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Someday, Blue Coat will become what it wants to be, if it figures out what it wants to be.

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