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 2% 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 3.4 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 128 reviews)); "work life balance is good and company mission is nice" ((in 72 reviews)); "Some good benefits" ((in 59 reviews)); "Teams are great and we work well with our customers providing them value." ((in 54 reviews)); "Great leadership and vision" ((in 38 reviews))

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

"Bad management is tolerated and even encouraged due to a lack of top" ((in 59 reviews)); "The good managers are leaving regions too as their teams are starving" ((in 26 reviews)); "Most of the staff who conducted the layoffs were cruel, cold and stuck to a dialogue." ((in 19 reviews)); "No training and no onboarding procedures in place." ((in 18 reviews)); "401k match is just bad 1500 max, This used to be made up for by rsu’s and stock purchase program." ((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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Jun 2, 2026

Great culture and strategy but onboarding needs improvement

Data security specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing culture, strong strategy and good work / life balance. If you are looking to excel and have the best years of your career this is the place to be.

Cons

Onboarding for specialist roles could be more focused, the Sales Academy in terms of content was very broad and more specific for account managers.

Proofpoint Response

1mo

Thanks for sharing! We’re glad the culture, strategy, and balance are coming through. We hear your point on onboarding and the Sales Academy, particularly around role-specific focus and format. Input like this is valuable as we continue to evaluate and evolve these programs. Thank you again!

1.0

Jun 1, 2026

Successful product overshadowed by toxic culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Successful product, and some employees are smart & hard working.

Cons

Toxic culture from the top.

Proofpoint Response

1mo

Thank you for sharing. Our culture is just important to us as our product and teams so we take this review seriously. We appreciate you sharing and encourage you to share your thought further in our anonymous voice of the employee survey later this year. Thank you again.

5.0

May 21, 2026

Excellent company with focus on the growth of the team and the company.

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent company, products, people and future potential.

Cons

Most things are actually upside, with internal processes improving.

Proofpoint Response

1mo

After many years with Proofpoint, we're very grateful that you've shared your tenured experience with us. We look forward to all we'll do together as we improve internal processes and check many other things of our to do list. Thank you for sharing!

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Great culture and strategy but onboarding needs improvement

Successful product overshadowed by toxic culture

Excellent company with focus on the growth of the team and the company.

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