Pros: Nice people, no drama, reasonable hours (but very little flexibility).

Cons: Engineering leadership lacks experience and is struggling with cloud technology, repeating every common engineering mistake. Sadly, the culture is not open to improving by listening to external experience. If you are an established expert who has already successfully built larger systems than here you'll be very frustrated at Proofpoint as your input is routinely ignored. The culture is strictly hierarchical so unless you land position with an architect title you will be treated as an entry-level coder.

Pros: None. Avoid like the plague. Sell if you own.

Cons: 1. There are regular layoffs. 2. There is 'Competitive pay' that isn't. 3. There are pathetic equity rewards. 4. Even hired as remote, if you live within 25 miles of an office, you will have to go in to the office 3x a week. 5. There is C-suite turnover. 6. It is meeting hell. Do you like to hear quarterly sales meetings? Live and die for the run to IPO. This is the company for you. 7. There is unclear direction, hellish duplication of code and responsibilities as Proofpoint tries to acquire its way to relevance. 8. They WILL fire/lay you off after FMLA. It happened to me. One month after returning from FMLA, I was laid off. 9. They talk a good line about work life balance but will make you show at 4 am on a Saturday for a release. 10. The interview process contains no actual filtering for talent or ability and managers give no poor feedback. So everything is fine until you get laid off.

Pros: There is a great co-worker. There is a great work culture. The company uses the latest technology stack, lots of learning opportunities, and encouraging management.

Cons: There are no free gyms or free food.