Great product and compensation - Senior Software Engineer Splunk Employee Review

3.0
Sep 10, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, friendly culture and great product with interesting challenges to solve. Competitive compensation and career growth opportunities.

Cons

Titles don't seem to match up with other companies, eg a principal software engineer here would barely be above senior software engineer in a top 5 company(having worked at one). Core engineering team is fantastic to work with but distribution of knowledge and expertise is like an onion: most of the knowledge and decision making is controlled by a few people perhaps refecting the product architecture. Internal team architecture (mission teams) is too disorganized and teams are not incentivized to working towards the right goals.

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5.0
Apr 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company with a postivie non-toxic winning culture You can make a LOT of money here and you get great exposure across the greater Cisco org

Cons

For this role spacifically, commission is capped so that's a bit of a bummer but the good thing is there are always Spiffs to go over the cap

3.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great compensation and time off. No micromanagement. Great product that's known for its strength and solid brand

Cons

Lack of definitive direction with Cisco and old and outdated game plan. Competitors have caught up and sometimes surpassed Splunk leaving Splunkers looking for a new strategy; very small territories, incompetent hires in some management roles

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