Optimistic with where Splunk is going forward - Anonymous Splunk Employee Review

5.0
Jun 7, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- working with talented and smart people - DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging) program: very thoughtful and important initiative for the company; you don't see this everywhere and I genuinely appreciate how Splunk prioritizes this. - great compensation - decent work / life balance - Clear message around 3 year company strategy set by the leadership team and how that impacts the work we're doing/focusing on - it took a while but there is finally a formal goal setting/career development and planning program.

Cons

- A lot of leadership churn in the last year (expected with new CEO ) but I think this change is good and at times necessary as we're evolving as a company - When I joined last year, I was surprised with the lack of processes and tools in place, and it made our jobs a lot more difficult to get things done. The good news is that with the overwhelming feedback from across the company around tech debt and lack of operational efficiency, the leadership team took that feedback and rolled out new process and tools to address this. There's a lot of change management through this and the transition has not been easy or seamless but I'm optimistic that this will set the team up for success and scalability in the long term.

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5.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
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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.

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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