Is Tenable a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Tenable have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 29 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Tenable employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at Tenable now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Tenable .

Does Tenable pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Tenable with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 29 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.4% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Tenable.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Tenable?

50% of Senior Software Developer employees at Tenable would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 5% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated Tenable with a 3.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.6 rating for culture and values and 3.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tenable?

Software Engineer (37) , Technical Support Engineer (34) , Senior Software Engineer (30) , Customer Success Manager (22) , Territory Manager (19) , Sales (13) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (10) , Customer Success Manager (CSM) (8) , Sales Engineer (8) , Staff Software Engineer (7) , Account Manager (6) , Intern (6) , Account Executive (5) , Director (5) , Engineer (5)

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

"The benefits are good and there are many company events to try to get employees involved." ((in 66 reviews)); "Tenable has a great culture and those that immerse themselves in their work and make connections across the organization seem to flourish." ((in 62 reviews)); "Pay is good though increments are not that great" ((in 26 reviews)); "Fridays off and good salary" ((in 24 reviews)); "Having a great manager makes the difference and my manager is the type that makes you forget company’s flaws" ((in 22 reviews))

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

"1. Poor management 2. Lack of vision 3. Reckless spending by buying companies 4. Unstable product" ((in 29 reviews)); "There are a few good apples, but ownership and upper management consistently make poor hiring decisions, choosing leadership that is more interested in "CYA" than the growth and development of its workforce." ((in 10 reviews)); "Long hours" ((in 6 reviews)); "Could provide better training when first starting out" ((in 5 reviews)); "SE management just announced supplementing the shortage of SEs (layoffs and no back fill) with an AI based SE for the sales team." ((in 5 reviews))

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3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Steve Vintz and Mark Thurmond

51% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

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4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

2.6

Culture & values

2.0

Senior management

Senior Software Developer employees have rated Tenable with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Tenable is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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29 reviews

3.0

Nov 20, 2025

Hire and Fire Anytime, Performance does't matter

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Salary when Stock included, work-life balance is good

Cons

fire can happen any time, legacy code, things are not clear, backed centric organization.

1.0

Mar 22, 2025

Don't join

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, Tech stack everything else is a con.

Cons

Lots of cons - micromanagement, favoritism, on call.

2.0

Nov 5, 2024

Hire and Fire easy

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will get benefit of stocks WFH

Cons

Any time, any day you might receive meeting invite for your last working day. without caring about your performance. If you are on the fire slab list, you are gone then. No training; learn by yourself.

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