Software Engineer Interview Experience - Columbia, Maryland
May 1, 2013
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process went very well with very intelligent individuals.
Questions
Everything was straightforward.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Tenable Software Engineer role in Columbia, Maryland.
Success Rate
40%
Pass Rate
Tenable's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Columbia, Maryland is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive60%
Neutral40%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tenable's Software Engineer interview process in Columbia, Maryland.
Tenable Work Experiences
5.0
Unicorn Tech Company With Strong Products and Determined Focus on R&D in Cybersecurity + "Cyberexposure"
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Columbia, Maryland, United States
March 14, 2019
Pros: - Mature products (Nessus, SecurityCenter/Tenable.sc, LCE)
- High achieving and knowledgeable engineers
- Experienced lower management
- Supportive lower management
- Benefits exceed Big N companies:
- Slightly above-average salary
- Top 1% health insurance
- Above-average vision and dental insurance
- Insane amount of PTO
- Work from home flexibility
- Generous stock plans
- Generous grants
- Partial tuition reimbursement
- Some discounts on major retailers
- Opportunity for growth (software engineers)
- Excellent hardware for developers
- Innovation Day (1 day a sprint to contribute to your team's product with what you think could improve the customer's experience)
- Excellent company hackathon-vacation (INIT)
- Engineers get 1 paid conference to attend anywhere in the world (management approval)
- Abundance of parking spots
- Abundance of snacks, coffee, lattes, etc.
- Abundance of catered food budget
- Excellent area with high-quality restaurants and nearby food options for lunch
- New building soon in 2020
Cons: - Extremely complex software, not for the faint of heart.
- Lack of spaces for developers to brainstorm and peer-code.
- Not enough fun things to do when taking coding breaks.
- Lack of whiteboards and whiteboard walls for engineers.
- High expectations for features, with some feature bloating.
- Frequent upper management changes.
- No Wikipedia page for our multi-billion dollar company (seriously?).
- Video game collection is lacking.
1.0
Tenable is untenable
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Columbia, Maryland, United States
September 18, 2019
Pros: Remote work, above-average benefits, salary, bonus, free snacks.
Cons: The work atmosphere in headquarters has become so bad. I saw someone crying in the parking lot this week.
Priorities change constantly, and management does too. If you want to feel good about your job, do not work here.
I wish I had never worked at Tenable and hope to get out soon.
4.0
A very rewarding place to work if you're a self-starter
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Columbia, Maryland, United States
December 8, 2010
Pros: Very hands-off management, freedom to innovate, large role in decision-making, ability to work remotely, great vision from management.
Cons: Little feedback from the field, working with sub-par employees.
- 5.0Unicorn Tech Company With Strong Products and Determined Focus on R&D in Cybersecurity + "Cyberexposure"Software Engineer • Current EmployeeColumbia, Maryland, United StatesMarch 14, 2019Pros: - Mature products (Nessus, SecurityCenter/Tenable.sc, LCE) - High achieving and knowledgeable engineers - Experienced lower management - Supportive lower management - Benefits exceed Big N companies: - Slightly above-average salary - Top 1% health insurance - Above-average vision and dental insurance - Insane amount of PTO - Work from home flexibility - Generous stock plans - Generous grants - Partial tuition reimbursement - Some discounts on major retailers - Opportunity for growth (software engineers) - Excellent hardware for developers - Innovation Day (1 day a sprint to contribute to your team's product with what you think could improve the customer's experience) - Excellent company hackathon-vacation (INIT) - Engineers get 1 paid conference to attend anywhere in the world (management approval) - Abundance of parking spots - Abundance of snacks, coffee, lattes, etc. - Abundance of catered food budget - Excellent area with high-quality restaurants and nearby food options for lunch - New building soon in 2020Cons: - Extremely complex software, not for the faint of heart. - Lack of spaces for developers to brainstorm and peer-code. - Not enough fun things to do when taking coding breaks. - Lack of whiteboards and whiteboard walls for engineers. - High expectations for features, with some feature bloating. - Frequent upper management changes. - No Wikipedia page for our multi-billion dollar company (seriously?). - Video game collection is lacking.
- 1.0Tenable is untenableSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeColumbia, Maryland, United StatesSeptember 18, 2019Pros: Remote work, above-average benefits, salary, bonus, free snacks.Cons: The work atmosphere in headquarters has become so bad. I saw someone crying in the parking lot this week. Priorities change constantly, and management does too. If you want to feel good about your job, do not work here. I wish I had never worked at Tenable and hope to get out soon.
- 4.0A very rewarding place to work if you're a self-starterSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeColumbia, Maryland, United StatesDecember 8, 2010Pros: Very hands-off management, freedom to innovate, large role in decision-making, ability to work remotely, great vision from management.Cons: Little feedback from the field, working with sub-par employees.
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