Self-assurance is essential - Software Engineer Darktrace Employee Review

5.0
May 8, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Everyone is helpful if you seek them out and there is a very positive culture among the dev teams in the office. There are a lot of smart people with smart ideas which is a great environment to learn and grow in. You are left to your own devices with minimal management and rarely have deadlines impressed upon you. This is great for taking control of your own schedule and work on what you want to, when you want to.

Cons

It's a tough company to join if you are junior because you are effectively told to 'get on with it' and figure out what's going on by yourself. This certainly forces you to adapt quickly and it's very much a sink or swim situation. There is an unspoken rule that everyone take responsibility for their own stuff - do not expect a lot of support from senior developers. After surviving the steep learning curve, I can now say I love working at Darktrace and see great progression opportunities. It is, however, not for everyone and requires a great deal of self-assurance in your own abilities.

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5.0
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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
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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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