Fantastic company, but watch your back! - Anonymous employee Splunk Employee Review

4.0
Apr 26, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Dedicated team of talented engineers working to continuously improve and grow an innovative service/product. Catered food and stocked kitchens. Leadership team is sincere and workplace is full of passionate people. Fun social events. Comprehensive training tools provided and supported.

Cons

Tenured employees are reluctant of change and embracing new ideas if they didn't come up with it themselves, whether it be engineering or HR. Interdepartmental "Us" vs. "Them" mentality. Some managers quick to terminate team members for not agreeing with them. Frequent drinking games (this might be a 'Pro' for others).

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5.0
Jul 14, 2026
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Pros

- Excellent work life balance and competitive compensation. - Strong benefits and talented, supportive colleagues. - Industry leading technology with an established brand. - Opportunity to work with large enterprise customers and travel when needed.

Cons

- Since the Cisco acquisition, leadership quality and sales execution have noticeably declined. The culture has shifted from customer success to excessive focus on spreadsheets, dashboards, and internal metrics. - Internal politics and favoritism have become increasingly apparent, creating inconsistent opportunities across territories and reps. - The Splunk / Cisco integration remains fragmented. Sales motions, product positioning, and incentives are not aligned, making it difficult to execute effectively. - Cisco sellers are still not consistently incentivized to sell Splunk, creating unnecessary friction between teams. - Lack of experienced SE resources makes running successful PoCs difficult and slows sales cycles. - Account Executives are increasingly treated like overlays rather than owners of their business. - Product innovation has slowed, with a greater emphasis on packaging and licensing changes instead of meaningful platform improvements, while competitors like CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks continue to execute aggressively.

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4.0
Jul 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great team and culture dynamic across multiple departments

Cons

Team reductions and restructuring caused a lot of confusion

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