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Stay Away - highly political

SrSoftware Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Splunk for 4 years
January 9, 2021
San Francisco, California
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Engineers are OK. Nice culture from the outside. Free food twice a week. Nice product that makes money.

Cons

Highly political, revolving door at senior and management levels. They show good stocks but don't let you vest. Backstabbing colleagues, nepotism, and favorites.

Advice to Management

Revolving door with following management leaving in short periods. Stay away or keep looking if you join in management.

Rampant politics and backstabbing in management. Leadership hiring is full of nepotism. Very incompetent management.

Some senior leaders are managing by fear and with a dictatorial attitude. There are clear biases between ex-Yahoo leaders and other leaders. One should ask why so many leaders are leaving in such a short time. If you join, think how long you will survive.

There is no meritocracy here. Management has targets for diversity numbers and a lot of pressure to hire incompetent leaders just because they are diversity candidates. Do you want to work for such leaders?

The product is also struggling after many years of failed transitions to the cloud. There is no cloud-native product. Splunk is still making money from its on-prem product.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
1.0

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