Decent Place to Work - Software Engineer Proofpoint Employee Review

1.0
Apr 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good and talented teams. 2. Great place to learn and grow. 3. Fair compensation.

Cons

1. Constant Layoffs. 2. Roles are being outsourced away from North America. 3. Depending on team, expect bad work life balance.

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Proofpoint Response
2mo
Hi. Thank you for sharing your experience and for the contributions you made during your time at Proofpoint. We’re glad to hear you found opportunities for growth, strong teammates, and fair compensation throughout your career here. At the same time, we recognize that organizational changes and team-specific experiences can shape perspectives differently, particularly during periods of transition. We remain focused on building a strong, connected culture while supporting our employees through clarity and consistency. Feedback like yours is important and helps inform how we continue evolving as an organization. Thank you again for taking the time to share.

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Cons

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Proofpoint Response
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Hi. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your perspective and we're glad to see that overall you're having a great experience on the team.
1.0
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

fairly lax with lots of time to do things

Cons

many. Former CEO ran things poorly and took in managers who brought along their problems and animosities with them. Not only that, they were allowed to invite their friends to come and join too, many of them owing their jobs to someone creating a bro culture. Even though top mgmt changed since the sale, its many of these people still there to this day. Most of the systems were a black box, existing engineers were mostly uncooperative to keep their knowledge to themselves, the offshore engineers in one particular country were especially bad for this. I have seen major accomplishments achieved by someone, where so many others had failed, only to get fired soon after.

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