Is Proofpoint a good company to work for?

Proofpoint has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,296 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Proofpoint to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Proofpoint have been left by employees working as Sales Engineer , Account Manager and Software Engineer .

Does Proofpoint pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Proofpoint employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Proofpoint. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Proofpoint?

62% of Proofpoint employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Proofpoint 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Proofpoint?

Software Engineer (64) , Account Manager (57) , Sales (56) , Account Executive (50) , Senior Software Engineer (34) , Sales Engineer (19) , Product Support Engineer (14) , Manager (13) , Named Account Manager (13) , Director (11) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (10) , Devops Engineer (10) , Marketing (10) , Product Manager (10) , Sales Manager (10)

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

"One of the main reasons I joined PP was because of the people and great feedback from customers on technology." ((in 131 reviews)); "work life balance is good and company mission is nice" ((in 70 reviews)); "Some good benefits" ((in 57 reviews)); "Teams are great and we work well with our customers providing them value." ((in 54 reviews)); "good pay and company overall" ((in 42 reviews))

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

"Poor Management: Internal processes for everything are slow and bureaucratic." ((in 57 reviews)); "Just had their first layoffs since its inception 20 years." ((in 19 reviews)); "New CEO does not care about the employees" ((in 18 reviews)); "No training and no onboarding procedures in place." ((in 17 reviews)); "401K match is really a low cap." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Proofpoint layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Proofpoint locations?

Sunnyvale , Draper , Pittsburgh , Salt Lake City , San Jose , San Francisco , Denver , Boston , New York , Chicago , Austin , Sandy , Dallas , Phoenix , Houston , California City , Santa Clara , Broomfield , Atlanta , Utahn , Washington , Minneapolis , Cleveland , Columbus , Los Angeles , Dublin , Colorado Springs , Philadelphia , Baltimore , Remote

Proofpoint reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,179 total reviews)

Sumit Dhawan

57% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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Proofpoint has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,179 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Proofpoint 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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1K reviews

3.0

Jun 5, 2024

Jumped the Shark

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Lots of smart and caring team players are still here. Great product.

Cons

Since being purchased by Thoma Bravo investment in people and resources have been crushed. Since the new CEO was brought in Dec 2023 the hatchet job really started. After record quarters during a record year they did layoffs and are moving jobs overseas to save money. We see critical product outages daily now as the brain drain is impacting service. Just a matter of time until customers notice and start leaving.

4.0

Jul 29, 2021

It's a company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has survived economic downturns by knowing when to be frugal. There is good investment in R&D, which allows for continued relevance. While trying to expand scope, there is still focus on the bread and butter core email business. Compensation and benefits are fair, with moderate improvements over the years. The private equity acquisition is giving investors a quick boost and may allow for a bigger sale or reboot in the future.

Cons

While trying to expand scope, Proofpoint is still fundamentally an email security company; this limits the potential of acquired technologies. Acquired tech is integrated well, but potential is lost by focus on how it relates to email. Comments, here on Glassdoor, about too many layers of management filling out spreadsheets, and little diversity in management are true. The bro culture here is strong.

4.0

Feb 19, 2019

You wan't a salary raise at Proofpoint? Quit and come back after 6 months.

Senior account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solid company with year-over-year growth... Industry leading products, Stock options, decent work environment i.e. the people .

Cons

Salary and OTE is on the low end of the competitive spectrum. There is now annual cost of living increase for those in non-commissioned or capped commissioned roles... The running joke regarding any kind of pay increase is you have to quit and come back after 6 months and you will get a higher base and more stock shares. There are loyal employees that have stayed and are still earning the same base salary they were offered when hired 2, 3 or more years ago... Others have quit and come back at higher salaries to do the same job. And new highers in the same roles, are coming in at a higher salary...

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