Does Forcepoint pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Forcepoint employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Forcepoint. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Forcepoint?

74% of Forcepoint employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Forcepoint 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Forcepoint?

Software Engineer (74) , Technical Support Engineer (41) , Senior Software Engineer (38) , Account Manager (25) , Manager (24) , Senior Sales Engineer (22) , Inside Sales Representative (20) , Sales (20) , Sales Engineer (19) , Engineer (13) , Sales Representative (13) , Director (12) , Principal Software Engineer (12) , Account Executive (11) , Customer Success Manager (10)

What are the pros of working at Forcepoint according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with and for" ((in 138 reviews)); "Perks & benefits are good" ((in 70 reviews)); "Good work life balance and able to work from home when needed." ((in 69 reviews)); "The community and culture inside Forcepoint is great." ((in 67 reviews)); "Pay and benefits Is good" ((in 43 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Forcepoint according to real employee reviews?

"Poor leadership brought in through the hiring of old friends" ((in 36 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs and somewhat lackadaisical engineering" ((in 31 reviews)); "If you have a good manager then everything else is at its best" ((in 29 reviews)); "Bad Upper Management." ((in 19 reviews)); "No Job security and no future goals." ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Forcepoint layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Forcepoint layoffs and their outlook for job security at Forcepoint in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Forcepoint locations?

Austin , San Diego , Herndon , Campbell , Salt Lake City , Washington , Los Gatos , Boston , New York , San Jose , Richardson , Dallas , Los Angeles , Santa Clara , Seattle , Lincoln , Denver , Jacksonville , Huntsville , American Fork , Draper , West Jordan , Chicago , Richmond , Ashburn , Reston , Rye , Ferndale , Charlotte , Raleigh

Forcepoint reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,342 total reviews)

Ryan Windham

79% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

Forcepoint has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,342 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Forcepoint employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

May 5, 2020

Great Company, Great Tech, Amazing people

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great products in the data security tech, Amazing human material, professionalism - I met great people I can discuss with and learn from - tech wise (and not only). great work environment (new office in TLV is really amazing), good benefits, flexible working hours and latest technologies. Very good work life balance.

Cons

Nothing to add so far

Forcepoint Response

6y

We agree we have some of the best software engineers in tech working here at Forcepoint. Thank you for recognizing your teammate's talent and for highlighting the collaboration that is happening on the engineering team at the newly established center of excellence in Israel. We are always looking for ways to improve, please take advantage and make time to fill out surveys that are rolled out quarterly and after each All Hands meetings.

5.0

May 4, 2020

Wonderful place to work at, Very big and yet, very communal

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very big and stable company. - Many medium-sized development centers scatterred around the globes gives a family-like feeling. - Hard workers are highly appreciated. - Management is considerate on Life/work balance.

Cons

Some processes may feel too beaurocratic sometimes.

Forcepoint Response

6y

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and your 5+ yrs. tenure here at Forcepoint. We are the 2nd largest, privately-owned, cybersecurity security company in the world and always working hard to make sure everyone feels appreciated and can take advantage of the generous PTO policy we have here at Forcepoint.

3.0

Mar 24, 2020

Lots of Post sales handling

Senior sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

DLP technology is leader in the industry

Cons

Tons of Post Sales handling which support team quality and quantity can't quite sustain it

Forcepoint Response

6y

Thank you for posting about your experience here at Forcepoint. We value the time that you did work here and would agree that we are leading in the DLP space. Your suggestion of putting more resources on the post-sales team will be shared for further discussion.

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