Amazing Company! - Sales Executive HackerOne Employee Review

5.0
Jan 22, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I've been meaning to write this for a long time because Hackerone is easily the best place I have worked at in my almost 15 year career. The company itself is successful because we have an amazing product, great clients, and a wonderful team. I came here because I was so impressed with the executive team but knew little about the space. Our executive team strives to hire smart people from diverse backgrounds, who are hard workers and team players. Across all the teams there is an openness and supportive attitude so it feels like all the managers have the same approach to winning as a team. As a woman in the tech industry I cannot recommend this company enough. I am one of the only ladies on the sales team but it is the least "bro" like sales environments I've seen. Everyone is supportive of hiring and promoting women in our company and we have one of the biggest and most diverse Lean In groups I've seen. Our CEO (who is male) is even a part of it. In addition there are a number of women who have children and the support both during pregnancy and in returning to work is outstanding for any company, let alone a startup. My CEO once mentioned offhand that if we don't give good support to people at HackerOne who have babies, then we won't have the best people possible to work here.

Cons

Sometimes it's hard to feel close to the team in the Netherlands. We do a lot to try to bridge the distance but having more exchanges across teams (not just engineering) would help things feel more cohesive.

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Pros

-Very clear interview process and onboarding steps. -Great benefits.

Cons

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2.0
Jan 8, 2026
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Pros

- The coworkers are genuinely amazing: smart, kind, and deeply supportive. Many people truly care about doing the right thing and helping each other succeed. - The mission is meaningful. Supporting the global community of ethical hackers is powerful, and the work has real impact on improving security across the internet.

Cons

- Since the arrival of the new CEO, nearly the entire C-suite has been replaced in under a year. This has created an environment of fear, risk aversion, and excessive CYA behavior. - HackerOne used to value transparency and open dialogue. “An honest question gets an honest answer” was more than a motto—it was lived. Today, people are afraid to ask honest questions, and answers are often vague corporate speak rather than real explanations. - A new AI engineer role was created with a pay band roughly 40% higher than existing software engineers. In practice, some software engineers are doing the same work for significantly less pay, which has caused frustration and morale issues. - The company once had a strong, people-first culture. That culture has eroded to the point where layoffs have occurred while employees were on maternity leave. - A newly hired VP in engineering focused on AI appears more interested in empire-building and optics with the C-suite than in empowering teams. Accountability is demanded without corresponding agency, and blame is often pushed downward when decisions don’t work out.

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