Growth without maturity - Anonymous employee Splunk Employee Review

1.0
Dec 9, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pre-IPO employees made out like bandits on the stock. Good parties if you like to binge drink. Reasonable vacation policies.

Cons

Incompetent HR and performance/promotion practices that boil down to whether you're friends with the right people. Grew really fast but not in engineering - now dominated by sales culture. A lot of people in engineering who are burned out, but sticking around while stock vests. Engineering culture paralyzed by what people are used to, with minimal quality control/code reviews/feedback. Engineering is artificially broken up into several different orgs due to historical organizational politics. Almost certainly going to get a major discrimination/sexual harassment lawsuit one of these days. Interrupt-driven engineering, poor long-term planing. Bro culture.

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5.0
Apr 6, 2026
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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
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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Lack of definitive direction with Cisco and old and outdated game plan.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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