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      Innovation needed: duplication won’t drive long-term success - Designer Illumio Employee Review

      1.0
      Sep 3, 2025
      Designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The people I worked with at Illumio were truly fantastic — smart, supportive, and highly collaborative. The team culture at the peer level was one of the best parts of my experience.

      Cons

      Unfortunately, the management structure was very top-down. Leadership often felt out of touch with the realities of day-to-day work, and most major decisions were driven by the need to copy other products that were already on the market. This created a bottleneck for progress and made it difficult for teams to feel empowered or trusted to innovate. Despite the talent and dedication of the design and engineering groups, the lack of autonomy and over-centralized direction often stalled momentum and limited creativity. If Illumio can find a way to empower its teams and shift toward a more trust-driven, bottom-up culture, it could be an incredible place to work.

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      Illumio Response
      10mo
      Hi there and thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughtful feedback. I'm so glad that - even during your short time with us - you enjoyed the people here. I agree that our Illumineers are some of the very best in the business, and the colleagues with whom we work really make the experience both productive and special. Thanks also for your feedback on where you see our areas of opportunity within the group you worked. If you're open to it, I'd love to connect real-time to hear more about specific things that you experienced that we could uses as focus points going forward. Wishing you all the best in your onwards journey and please keep in touch as we continue to build! Thanks, David Chief People Officer

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      5.0
      Jun 9, 2026
      Senior recruiter, gtm/sales
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Transparent, open culture – Illumio emphasizes honesty and direct communication, even on tough topics Recognition-driven environment – wins are celebrated across teams and employees are recognized by peers and leadership Collaborative + partnership mindset – teams operate with accountability and strong cross-functional alignment Inclusive and diverse workplace – strong emphasis on belonging, varied backgrounds, and different perspectives

      Cons

      High standards, accountability, and pressure to perform Not necessarily negative—but can feel intense depending on the team/role. Change happens often if you don't like change you will not like it here. I love change and I love that we are always trying to improve or be better. 401(k) plan without company matching- this is normal for our stage and employee count but candidates mention this alot. I wanted to flag it. They do give us a retirement savings account and mine is doing well but no match.

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      Illumio Response
      2w
      Hi there and thanks for taking time to share your feedback, and thank you for your contribution to our company and our culture. It sounds like we're doing well in delivering on what you joined us for in terms of your experience, which is great to hear. And thanks for sharing some of the perspectives on the pace of change; I agree that when you're growing and scaling like we are, it can feel fast - as a senior leadership team, we're committed to ensuring we do our best to communicate at the team, org and company level as often and as transparently as we can. Please keep the feedback coming! Thanks, David Chief People Officer
      4.0
      Jul 5, 2026
      Senior qa engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice location to work. A lot of daylight. reasonable food for free. Most people are positive

      Cons

      Planning is not great. A lot of zigzaging.

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      Illumio Response
      5d
      Hi there and thanks so much for taking time to share feedback about your experience supporting us here at Illumio. I agree that our offices are great places to work, connect and collaborate with colleagues, and I thank you for your feedback on the engineer <> QA dialogue that is always helpful to ensure that everyone is on the same page and pulling in the same direction. Please keep the feedback coming! Thanks, David Chief People Officer
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