Does Darktrace pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Darktrace employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Darktrace. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Darktrace?

44% of Darktrace employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Darktrace 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Darktrace?

Account Executive (382) , Business Development Executive (46) , Customer Success Manager (45) , Cyber Technology Specialist (43) , Enterprise Account Executive (36) , Software Engineer (27) , Customer Success Manager (CSM) (26) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (25) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (24) , Inside Sales Representative (21) , Cyber Engineer (19) , Cyber Technologist (18) , Sales (18) , Senior Account Executive (18) , Solutions Engineer (14)

What are the pros of working at Darktrace according to real employee reviews?

"great people and learning oportinities" ((in 83 reviews)); "Great teams and individuals to work with and learn from" ((in 51 reviews)); "Great colleagues like most sales depts" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great technology and constantly innovating" ((in 35 reviews)); "• Good commission structure for a BDM role with no sales qualification required (only booking demos)" ((in 33 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Darktrace according to real employee reviews?

"Management can be poor and distribution is not ideal" ((in 125 reviews)); "very low pay for tech team" ((in 51 reviews)); "There is no training for leaders." ((in 43 reviews)); "Base salary is low and you only really excel if you have friends in high places." ((in 43 reviews)); "Horrible leadership and no growth." ((in 35 reviews))

What are employees saying about Darktrace layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Darktrace locations?

New York , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Reston , Chicago , Austin , Charlotte , Denver , Atlanta , Phoenix , Miami , Boston , Washington , Scottsdale , Dallas , Plano , Philadelphia , Arlington , Texas City , Seattle , Raleigh , Denver City , Cincinnati , Chico , Marina del Rey , Santa Monica , Orlando , Lake Los Angeles , Rest , Europa

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Darktrace reviews

3.2

44% would recommend to a friend

(242 total reviews)

Jill Popelka

66% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

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242 reviews

Reviews about "Culture"

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2.0

Sep 11, 2022

Former AE Review

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- There were some nice individuals I worked with

Cons

- Salary is way too low for the job - My manager wasn't apart of my interview process - Leadership was all over the place - Sales process was way too fast for a product that costed over $150K a year, never gave the customers time to even finish the trial before trying to get them to close

3.0

Sep 6, 2022

Good job, poor organization

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Culture - Ability to make your own hours and schedule - No micromanagement

Cons

- Disorganized structure of company - Difficult to work across departments - KPI’s are impossible to hit consistently - Low salary - Not enough training

5.0

Aug 30, 2022

Challenging role will make you grow or quit

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible AI, on the forefront of a world changing industry, Darktrace is an Apex predator amongst giants in the space, prospects are excited to hear from me, first demo’s consistently wow and will move to trial any decision makers of any company. Internal team is fun, super smart, extremely driven and motivating as hell. Executive team is constantly hosting events, sponsoring trade shows and providing never ending incentives to keep winning. 20 days of paid vacation feels endless and they fly us out to Barcelona if we’re in the top 20%. I haven’t even got to the MASSIVE deal size potential. 21 year olds are taking home 100k in commission on their first year! It’s amazing! I bought my first brand new car with my first commission check. Don’t worry about the other complainers. This place is for winners.

Cons

Deal process can be a tad over complicated. Involving too many parties. CTs, CEs, and Upper Managements and CFOs all need to coordinate schedules. POVs are super fragile and can fall apart at any moment. Lots of flakey prospects, don’t get your hopes up too fast. Must have thick skin for heavy disappointment. Training focused heavy on AI fundamentals but not on POV process and how to smoothly carry the value throughout a 30 day meeting process. Seems like veteran reps know the loop holes. ISRs brought up as an AE do the best using their inner connections. No access to trade shows and if anyone meets your lead in real life you have to give it up no matter what. Some fear mongering at first but eventually you get over it and get better or quit.

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