Does Verisign pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Verisign employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Verisign. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Verisign?

49% of Verisign employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Verisign 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Verisign?

Senior Software Engineer (20) , Software Engineer (20) , Intern (11) , Project Manager (10) , Software Engineer III (8) , Engineer III (7) , Senior Engineer (7) , Director (6) , Engineer II (6) , Software Engineer II (6) , Senior Manager (5) , Software Developer (5) , Software Engineer IV (5) , Engineer (4) , Engineer IV (4)

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

"Great benefits and on" ((in 76 reviews)); "Great people and products." ((in 33 reviews)); "Work Life Balance is good" ((in 28 reviews)); "Salary is good though not great" ((in 27 reviews)); "Compensation is good." ((in 24 reviews))

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

"Its so bad that management does not even allow Q&A at all hands meetings." ((in 24 reviews)); "Pray you get a good manager" ((in 13 reviews)); "Leadership is cliquey and overworks direct reports." ((in 7 reviews)); "The senior management is dominantly white males, although there are lots of minorities as the work bees." ((in 7 reviews)); "Very limited growth opportunities." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Verisign layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Verisign locations?

Reston , Mountain View , Dulles , Savannah , Santa Cruz , Denver , Herndon , Washington , Overland Park , New York , San Francisco , San Jose , Olympia , Providence , Watertown , Ashburn , Fairfax , Sterling , Highland , Los Angeles , Oakland , San Mateo , Broomfield , Seattle , Tampa , Needham , Waltham , Alpharetta , Atlanta , New Castle

Verisign reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(428 total reviews)

D. James Bidzos

52% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Verisign has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 428 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Verisign 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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428 reviews

2.0

Jun 15, 2008

Great compensation, poor job satisfaction.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The salary is very competitive, the total compensation consists of salary, stock options and restrictive shares, bonus, and ESPP. All of which is generous and the ESPP is the best around. There are some very good people who work for Verisign as well.

Cons

This is a very unsatisfactory company to work for from a personal satisfaction point of view. Positive feedback is rare and the company management has many ways to communicate that you are lucky to work here and the company could do much better if you left. Very little job satisfaction. Most employees that leave involuntary take a bit of time to get their heads back straight.

3.0

Jun 13, 2008

Reasonable place to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Established company that is positioned well in relevant fields. Lots of potential in international areas if the company can get their act together. Finally gotten rid of lots of dead weight (employees). The company is trying not to be everything to all people which is good.

Cons

Lack of real innovation. To beholden to business buzz words. Too bad that VeriSign has wasted so much money on acquisitions and real estate and other failed things. People do make a difference in the company but that is not evident in policy. Need to inspire employees and invest in the future.

5.0

Jun 12, 2008

VeriSign core businesses stable and retained; all else up for grabs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We serve a set of core problems that few companies can touch in scale or impact, so the work is always relevant and exciting. We deliver services that are central to allowing customers, worldwide, to transact (message, call, browse, etc.). We are always keeping a step ahead of emerging technologies and services to ensure that they work well between all carriers and customers.

Cons

Currently, HUGE spin-off and reorganization, so that the future is very uncertain and several businesses are being broken up and sold off. VeriSign is selling off 12 of its 15 current business units. The M&A cycle (like credit market in the US) went too far in one direction, and now VeriSign is getting back to their knitting ... and nothing else.

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