Worst experience getting the offer. It was extremely unprofessional, and most reviews here talk about the same issue.

I applied via referral and was connected to a recruiter to start the process.

Splunk recruiters are really bad. Two recruiters were in contact with me for the same role. When I progressed to the onsite interviews, I was given a schedule. I had to repeatedly ask for the agenda/focus areas at least four times, and I only received it on the day of the interview.

After the interview, I received a verbal offer from Splunk for a Software Engineer role at P3-P4. The recruiter came up with a very low number. I mentioned a few competing offers.

He increased the number from X TC without a sign-on bonus to X + $80K with competing offers. I said I would think about the offer and requested a 1:1 conversation with the manager.

He called me last week and downgraded it to X + $30K. When I asked why this drastic decrease, he said he had eight other candidates in the pipeline. During the whole time, I have been extremely courteous and respectful.

When I said I still wanted to talk to the hiring manager, thank him, and clarify some job responsibilities, he said he would schedule one for this week.

Finally, this week I received a rejection. They didn’t have the courtesy to ask for my final decision. They went back on the verbal offer.

The recruiter said he is also an angel investor. When I gave him the offer from one of the FAANG companies, he actually asked me to take that offer. He said he believed the stock would grow faster than Splunk's. He also mentioned he only works for Splunk as a contractor and doesn't really enjoy working there. This is the first time a recruiter has advised me not to take up an offer. I literally wasted two months on the process.

This is such unprofessional behavior. No wonder they are losing so many people. At no point did I ever raise my voice, ridicule him, make up numbers, or treat anyone with disrespect. This makes me lose hope, even though I did nothing wrong.

I’m writing this message for these main reasons:

Splunk recruiters, if you are seeing this message, it is time you start being professional. Why did you make a verbal offer if you couldn’t honor it? Stop wasting our time. Every company has an initial recruiter call where they set expectations. Also, don’t go back on your verbal offers. Someday you too will be in the market. I'm hoping someone from the Hiring Committee will take this seriously and hold the person responsible for being so unprofessional.

Others: Don’t trust Splunk when they make a verbal offer. Even if the numbers don’t work out, accept the offer and decline it later when you get into other companies. You can read about another person who had to go through the same experience.

1. Call with hiring manager regarding resume
2. Call with hiring manager/coding round

On-site Interviews

1. One round on system design
2. One round on culture fit
3. One round on programming, which was easy and vague. I wasn't asked any programming at all.
4. Ci/CD, AWS, N/W Troubleshooting