The people make the difference - Engineer Box Employee Review

5.0
Jul 5, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people at Box consistently make my day better. I've been working in the tech industry since 1988. I have never, in my entire career, worked at a company that has better people. I think this is for a few reasons, but the biggest seems to be (as one senior manager told me) "We don't hire brilliant xyzholes". Every time I ask the wrong team for help, they do everything they can to help me, and find the right place for me to get additional assistance. I have yet to think to myself "Ok, now I've found the jerk..." Add to that that Box LAVISHES their employees- The cafeteria is amazing, the cafe makes a killer mocha, management has their heads screwed on right and "gets it". Aaron Levi consistently says things that are both insightful and shows that he knows what he's doing. Of all the places I've ever worked (and there have been a lot of them, I've worked for some profoundly dysfunctional organizations- lookin' at you eBay), this is the one place that I can honestly say that if you have the opportunity to work here, you should grab it.

Cons

Some growing pains, but truthfully nothing unexpected. They don't have peanut M&Ms in the kitchens anymore, but the variety of snacks (and benefits) is still nothing short of amazing.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

- Strong executive leadership with clear direction - Customers see the value in the software and there is a product/market fit - Managers care about work life balance and your professional growth - Autonomy to do valuable meaningful work and focus on the right initiatives for your role

Cons

- Nothing comes to mind

5.0
Apr 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Working at Box offers a strong mix of career growth, meaningful impact, and modern tech exposure—you get to sell and support a platform that’s actually solving real-world problems across government, enterprise, and regulated industries, not just pushing software for the sake of it. The company’s focus on AI-powered content management, security, and workflow automation keeps you close to where the market is heading, which builds highly transferable skills. At the same time, the culture tends to emphasize collaboration, autonomy, and ownership, giving you room to develop your own strategies (like your targeted campaigns and use-case-driven outreach) while still having the backing of a well-established platform with strong product-market fit.

Cons

Working at Box isn’t without its challenges—one of the biggest is that the product can be harder to differentiate at a surface level, especially against tools like Microsoft (SharePoint/OneDrive) or Dropbox, which means you have to work much harder in sales to educate prospects on deeper workflow and security value. Sales cycles can be long and complex, requiring patience and persistence with multiple stakeholders. Internally, like many growing tech companies, priorities and messaging can shift as new products (AI, Extract, etc.) roll out, which can create some ambiguity. And because Box is a platform play, success often depends on how well customers adopt and expand usage, so deals don’t always feel “done” at close—you’re thinking long-term from day one.

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