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Check Point Software Technologies

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Check Point Software Technologies Diamond Services Engineer reviews

4.2

91% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)
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Nadav Zafrir

100% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Diamond Services Engineer employees have rated Check Point Software Technologies with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Diamond Services Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Check Point Software Technologies is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Diamond Services Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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30 reviews
5.0
Oct 28, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working in a high-level customer support position allows exposure to the whole range of Check Point products. The customer base is Fortune 100 and 500 companies who have the funding to have the best products and support available. The support team at Check Point is very collaborative and supportive, with constant cross training. The depth and breadth of expertise is amazing. Managers have their own accounts and provide great leadership by example. Mobility within the company is well supported. Check Point has well-stocked break areas--fruit, yogurt, cereal and good coffee every day. Lunch is paid for and delivered every day, not just the occasional pizza.

Cons

The prospect of working with mission critical support of major enterprises can be daunting. However when the amount of support from fellow employees and management is figured in, it is hard to call this a con.

2.0
Jul 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology and a lot to study

Cons

Low salary. EVERY (doesn't matter if it's a VP or tier 2 support engineer) position changes could take more than 3-4 month and have to be approved by the President and CEO (????). A lot of bureaucracy and politics!

3.0
Oct 11, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Always new material to learn - Great people to work with - Free lunches (!) - Flexibility with paid time off - Reasonably comfortable office environment - Travel opportunities - Good health insurance plan (100% coverage on most things) Working in the TAC is a good stepping stone. Management is helpful and they do what they can to accommodate employee requests.

Cons

- Extreme workload - Highly stressful work environment - Poorly managed support structure within the senior (Diamond/escalation) teams, with engineers functioning primarily in a reactive mode, trying to put out fires - Unrealistic expectations of senior engineers, while promising customers the moon - High employee turnover, leading to senior teams being inundated with less experienced engineers - Account managers and sales personnel interfere excessively with the support process - Highly unsatisfactory compensation, given the type of work being performed - Poorly administered internal resources, with frequent connectivity issues, overly complicated procedures for simple tasks, and a low quality lab environment - No gym/exercise program, making it very easy to gain weight due to the many high-fat lunch options - Frequent product and patch releases, suggesting a weak QA process, creating additional workload for support teams - Senior teams are still part of a phone queue - No clear career path once one reaches Diamond/escalation, with management reluctant to let employees leave for another department...essentially Diamond/escalation is a dead end It's clear that the TAC is a call center environment, and it is operated as such.

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