Recent Grad Gig At Best - Account Executive Darktrace Employee Review

2.0
Jul 17, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- good technology - nice UI, demos are fun - opportunity to get real life tech sales experience -sales training was very well executed and helpful - marketing strategy is pretty good

Cons

- if you have a strong background in sales, technology & Cybersecurity, this job is not for you. -all of management are in their 20s, they have stumbled into the role and doing the best they can but their only experience is school, so you will get the school vibe (if that's your thing) - zero mentorship (due to child leadership) - commission structure is basically fraud. You won't get to see it before you sign on. You get half of your already low comp an entire year later... No you don't have access if you quit. - this is one reason they will overhire new grads and create a toxic environment so you quit before they have to pay up. Great model for the company actually. But for the AEs, you're better off taking this off your resume as soon as you're done. Their reputation in the market is not stellar. You will still take the job, despite these reviews, which is cool, I did too. Just be prepared for an extremely toxic work environment.

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5.0
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CEO approval
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Pros

good pay, good culture and great tech sales exposure

Cons

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2.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Autonomy & Independence: You get great autonomy to build your own schedule. It operates very much like a true field sales motion, which is great if you value independence. Perks: There is a high degree of expense freedom, and the Sales Kickoffs are a definite highlight.

Cons

The company is currently gasping for air and is super misaligned. There is absolutely no sense of direction. The Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy obviously doesn't work because leadership changes strategy it every Half because of poor performance . Turnover is INCREDIBLY HIGH, people was congratulating me that I made it at Darktrace more than a year when I left, which is never a good sign for a company. CEO REPVUE- stated that only 15% of reps hit their goal attainment at Darktrace from it's reviews. If you apply here, you need to know exactly what you are getting into and be willing to work extremely hard just to help dig the company out of a hole.

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