Is Harness a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Harness have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 56 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Harness employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Harness now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Harness .

Does Harness pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Harness with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 56 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Harness.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Harness?

Software Engineer (52) , Senior Software Engineer (43) , Sales (14) , Staff Software Engineer (13) , Sales Engineer (10) , Account Executive (7) , Commercial Account Executive (6) , Customer Success Engineer (6) , Software Developer (6) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (6) , Engineering Manager (5) , Enterprise Account Executive (5) , Enterprise Sales Manager (5) , Intern (5) , Marketing (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 55 reviews)); "4. Great leadership and vision for the company." ((in 33 reviews)); "Tech stack interesting Challenging Some really great people and teams" ((in 31 reviews)); "Great benefits and evolving perks even during Pandemic." ((in 21 reviews))

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

"Work life balance takes a hit many times" ((in 26 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))

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Harness Software Developer reviews

3.4

73% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Jyoti Bansal

78% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Harness with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Harness is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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56 reviews

4.0

Oct 11, 2025

Good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible time No micro managing

Cons

No cons that i can think of

5.0

Sep 14, 2025

Good company to work at

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- fast paced company to work at

Cons

- way too many non-dev processes involved in day to day work

3.0

Aug 22, 2025

Overall good company to start with

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture with nice people

Cons

No cons according to me

Harness Response

10mo

Thank you for sharing your positive feedback with us. Your insights are incredibly valuable and greatly appreciated.

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