It’s sad what happened there - Director Intelligence Dragos Employee Review

2.0
Aug 17, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work, very interesting and personally captivating mission.

Cons

The company hit a very rough patch this past spring, which I believe forever changed its cultural and potentially fiscal future. Startups don’t control the economy, the economy controls them. When you enter a time period in the country, where the government is, essentially encouraging, layoffs to stop earning, which in-turn tempers spending, honestly it’s hard to win. Dragos promised no layoffs, but they likely had no choice. And no matter how hard a company tries… Most, if not all these layoffs will be taken personally by the people who lose their jobs. A layoff is not an event that negatively affects just the person. The person’s family feels it and suffers it as well. It can kill summer vacation plans, it can cancel that special trip you wanted to take. The layoffs for me, happened around noon on my birthday. This hit me especially hard. But they hit everyone hard. It’s the nature of layoffs. Of course, I was not happy with their decision to add me to among the 50 others, but to be fair (if that is possible in such a review) I was not totally surprised either. I was however in denial about being among the special selected few…which severely delayed my ability to respond quickly. I have another very interesting role ahead of me with an even more important mission. Everything happens for a reason. Embrace what you have and appreciate change. It brings good things. I am happy have had a chance to contribute there.

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5.0
Jul 20, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Dragos offers a very specific and unique mission that allows one to contribute ot have more visibility to your work compared to getting buried in a larger or more general organization. In general, great and helpful teams which are well aligned. Definitely retains is smaller startup type vibe in comparison to massive tech orgs. Recent Accenture news has certainly energized many efforts and reduced uncertainty or doubt both internally and externally. Definitely a sense of “hitting stride” and its a great time to be here.

Cons

Not immune to typical corporate problems such as politics or changes in company or product direction. Much of that is in the past or a result of prior leadership. With recent news and current direction, many of the previously mentioned negatives have been removed. There is a very specific focus for the company and that may be too niche for some. Dragos is entirely remote and generally requires a bit of autonomy to your role, may not be the best for junior positions or those more accustomed to an office environment.

5.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Dragos’ mission is unparalleled. You get to work on some of the hardest problems, turning abstract ideas into technical solutions. The solutions directly benefit millions of people who rely on power, clean water, and food. The company is very focused on this mission. This focus stems from Rob himself. Not once in five years has he wavered from this focus. For some people, it’s just a job. But for Rob, it’s a cause. This intense commitment to keeping civilization safe can be off-putting for those who view the company and mission as just another temporary stepping stone up the career ladder. If one is willing to work hard, seek to maximize the value that they offer for this mission, and work with a sense of urgency, then there is a place for them at Dragos. I’ll close with this: Dragos employees work from home, earn in the top percentiles relative to all other workers in the USA, serve a mission that was more important than any one person, and receive amazing benefits. Yet, despite this, some former employees complain. I personally believe some of those people lacked perspective maybe the whole time they were at Dragos. It’s easy to be a critic. It’s a lot harder to keep focus on such a fundamental mission for over a decade while building a company and fighting off malicious adversaries. People need to keep that in mind.

Cons

Honestly I can’t think of anything. People have to be truly out of touch with reality in America to find fault.

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