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 3% 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 76 reviews)); "4. Great people: everyone works hard but still makes time to have fun and get to know others." ((in 56 reviews)); "4. Great leadership and vision for the company." ((in 34 reviews)); "Tech stack interesting Challenging Some really great people and teams" ((in 30 reviews)); "Great benefits and evolving perks even during Pandemic." ((in 20 reviews))

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

"No Work Life balance" ((in 25 reviews)); "Only Con is no 401k match but it is very normal among start" ((in 6 reviews)); "No 401k matching." ((in 3 reviews)); "Happy hours, non existent." ((in 3 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

Nov 9, 2020

Fast growing start up with growing pains and growing benefits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Being a part of a start up taking off like Harness means great equity, innovative thinkers and a fast promotion track of you do well.

Cons

The innovation is often with the bottom line in mind, not necessarily the employees. Either go with the flow or drown.

5.0

Nov 3, 2020

Great company culture and benefits

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people who work at Harness are amazing! Harness's HR team works hard to make sure everybody is happy and well cared for. Harness is an exciting, fun, fast-paced place to work

Cons

Startup life can be stressful, and you have to work hard to work at Harness!

5.0

Oct 24, 2020

Harness is an awesome place to work!

Office manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Working at Harness comes with a lot of perks. Salaries are competitive and benefits are awesome! I seriously love working for Harness. I have never worked for a company so invested their employees. I always feel heard and valued .

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Harness Response

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Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We’re glad to learn about your positive experience at Harness!

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