Does Harness pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Harness employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Harness. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Harness?

71% of Harness employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Harness 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Harness?

Software Engineer (51) , Senior Software Engineer (42) , Sales (14) , Staff Software Engineer (13) , Sales Engineer (10) , Account Executive (7) , Commercial Account Executive (6) , Customer Success Engineer (6) , Software Developer (6) , Engineering Manager (5) , Enterprise Account Executive (5) , Enterprise Sales Manager (5) , Intern (5) , Marketing (5) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (5)

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

"The company has a great culture and is a new leader in the field of DevOps" ((in 79 reviews)); "4. Great people: everyone works hard but still makes time to have fun and get to know others." ((in 52 reviews)); "4. Great leadership and vision for the company." ((in 33 reviews)); "Tech stack interesting Challenging Some really great people and teams" ((in 28 reviews)); "Great benefits and evolving perks even during Pandemic." ((in 25 reviews))

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

"at times work life balance takes hit" ((in 26 reviews)); "No 401k match" ((in 6 reviews)); "Sometimes extended hours because of team in US" ((in 4 reviews)); "life balance can be difficult" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Harness layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Harness locations?

San Francisco , Dallas , Mountain View , New York , Chicago , Boston , Austin , Minneapolis , Portsmouth , Tampa , Fairfax , Detroit , Washington , Raleigh , Columbus , Fresno , Corona , San Mateo , South San Francisco , San Jose , Denver , Stroudsburg , Pittsburgh , Destin , Jacksonville , Orlando , Clearwater , Nonesuch , Remote

Harness reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(471 total reviews)

Jyoti Bansal

90% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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Harness has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 471 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Harness employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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471 reviews

4.0

Jun 12, 2020

Great Opportunity to learn new things with great colleagues

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Company is trying to solve very complex problem with simplicity for customer 2. Customer Obsession 3. Smarter colleagues so lots of opportunities to learn and grow

Cons

Being a startup, sometimes need to put a bigger effort

5.0

Jun 11, 2020

Good culture, leadership and overall amazing place to work!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Open and transparent culture. Always open to suggestions by anyone. 2. Very friendly and helping co-workers and managers. 3. Great velocity of getting things done. Will always have you occupied with something and it's always dynamic. 4. A lot of emphasis on research and learning too. 5. Hard working team and good leadership gives hope that company will grow big. 6. Good perks and compensation for a startup.

Cons

Work can get a bit hectic at times and work life balance can be less but that is to be expected from a startup with high growth rate and ambitious goals.

Harness Response

6y

Thank you for sharing your feedback. It’s much appreciated.

4.0

Jun 7, 2020

Good Leadership,

Sdr

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good product, motivated team members.

Cons

too much movement in goals/focus

Harness Response

6y

Thank you for sharing your thoughts about Harness. It is important to hear what we are doing well and what we need to improve upon. I am happy to connect offline to discuss your concerns. (email: audrey.teoh@harness.io)

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