Good Company - Software Engineer Darktrace Employee Review

5.0
Feb 24, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Nice friendly culture where everyone wants to succeed and do their best - Salary was competitive for the area - Engineering managers friendly and not intimidating - Hybrid work is only 2 days per week with option to go full WFH after working there a while - Weekly/monthly developer talks to broaden your knowledge - Weekly ("20%") research days to help maintain knowledge and stay competitive in tech industry - Cybersecurity is a good sector to be in, both now and in the longterm - Game nights if you're into that kind of stuff

Cons

- Feels like the media likes to portray their product in a negative light - No official personal workspace in office (hot-desking), office is open-plan, and there are no real quiet places in the office to work in - Pensions are the legal minimum

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good pay, good culture and great tech sales exposure

Cons

lack of internal promotion path, just overall lack of vertical career trajectory

2.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Autonomy & Independence: You get great autonomy to build your own schedule. It operates very much like a true field sales motion, which is great if you value independence. Perks: There is a high degree of expense freedom, and the Sales Kickoffs are a definite highlight.

Cons

The company is currently gasping for air and is super misaligned. There is absolutely no sense of direction. The Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy obviously doesn't work because leadership changes strategy it every Half because of poor performance . Turnover is INCREDIBLY HIGH, people was congratulating me that I made it at Darktrace more than a year when I left, which is never a good sign for a company. CEO REPVUE- stated that only 15% of reps hit their goal attainment at Darktrace from it's reviews. If you apply here, you need to know exactly what you are getting into and be willing to work extremely hard just to help dig the company out of a hole.

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