Does Harness pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Harness employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Harness. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Harness?

71% of Harness employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Harness 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Harness?

Software Engineer (51) , Senior Software Engineer (42) , Sales (14) , Staff Software Engineer (13) , Sales Engineer (10) , Account Executive (7) , Commercial Account Executive (6) , Customer Success Engineer (6) , Software Developer (6) , Engineering Manager (5) , Enterprise Account Executive (5) , Enterprise Sales Manager (5) , Marketing (5) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (5) , Account Manager (4)

What are the pros of working at Harness according to real employee reviews?

"The company has a great culture and is a new leader in the field of DevOps" ((in 78 reviews)); "4. Great people: everyone works hard but still makes time to have fun and get to know others." ((in 55 reviews)); "4. Great leadership and vision for the company." ((in 31 reviews)); "Great teams that get ship done!" ((in 29 reviews)); "Great benefits and evolving perks even during Pandemic." ((in 20 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Harness according to real employee reviews?

"at times work life balance takes hit" ((in 25 reviews)); "Only Con is no 401k match but it is very normal among start" ((in 6 reviews)); "Sometimes extended hours because of team in US" ((in 4 reviews)); "No 401k matching." ((in 3 reviews)); "life balance can be difficult" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Harness layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Harness layoffs and their outlook for job security at Harness in 2026.

Harness reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(467 total reviews)

Jyoti Bansal

90% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Senior management

3.6

Work/Life balance

Harness has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 467 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Harness employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

467 reviews

2.0

Feb 23, 2023

Mediocre

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Depends on which department you work for ceo has solid track record

Cons

Subpar company using sneaky methods of targeting employees to be let go/laid off. Very subjective HR department influenced by shady upper management, beware

Harness Response

3y

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about your experience with our company. We appreciate your recognition of our CEO's solid track record and your acknowledgement of the variability of the company depending on the department. We are sorry to hear that you have had negative experience. We want to assure you that our company values fairness, transparency, and objectivity in all our practices, including the way we work with our employees.

1.0

Aug 12, 2024

Stay Away: Buyer Beware

Channel manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They worship the founder and treat him as if he had semi-divine status (Is that a good thing?)

Cons

On of the worst sales cultures I have encountered in my entire career. Lots of inexperience coupled with leadership using old school copier methodology. Lot's of changes at the top and continued absentee leadership by the "demi-god owner"

2.0

Jun 19, 2024

Good product with bad leadership

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good product and vision from ceo. When I first joined it was the best company I’ve ever worked with.

Cons

Bad management, politics within higher management. Chase velocity but sacrifice quality and user experience. Don’t listen to customers needs, product quality is a mess even though idea is good. Bad leaders, will change their mind everyday and tell you that it’s part of the job. Don’t lead by example. Will serve passive threats and use your words against you later on. Lacks compassion even though company talks a lot about company values. Fire people without good reason just to free up budget for someone else’s promotion. Will relocate you and fire you within 5 months

Harness Response

1y

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're pleased to hear that you value our product and the vision of our CEO. Our aim is to establish a workplace where employees feel valued and inspired by our mission. We are deeply concerned about the issues you've raised regarding management, politics, and the overall work environment. We take feedback like this seriously as it helps us identify areas for improvement. We are dedicated to continuous improvement and believe you will notice positive changes over time.

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