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Black Duck Software

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Don't care about employees - Anonymous employee Black Duck Software Employee Review

1.0
Dec 3, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None since Synopsys, all good employee benefits left with them

Cons

Since being taken over by private equity firm, BD no longer invest in good employees. No bonuses, no pay increases and rapidly losing valued employees

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5.0
Dec 1, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

CSM management is very good

Cons

Working out kinks as stand alone company

1
2.0
Jul 17, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

*Good people. *Smart people. *Good product.

Cons

*Black Duck is a mess. *People are in survival mode. *Morale is low. *Pay is low compared to the industry. *Private equity just let the CEO and CRO go and as a result they've installed their own CEO and CRO. Who by the way are odd with no personalities. Very awkward and robotic. *It has become a very cut throat environment. *They are laying off across the board, especially in sales and it you're not laid off, they have begun to put people on PIPs. *Inbound leads are scarce. *Not much of a channel program to speak of. *Sales folks are required to quote/sell implementation services without quota relief and only partial commission pay. *Some leadership at the director level are just not polished and frankly are bizarre. *This place is a mess. Lots of employee turnover, lay offs and lots of customer turnover. Retention is horrible. *STAY AWAY.

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