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 3% 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 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.9 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) , Intern (5) , Marketing (5) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (5)

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 76 reviews)); "4. Great people: everyone works hard but still makes time to have fun and get to know others." ((in 55 reviews)); "Tech stack interesting Challenging Some really great people and teams" ((in 33 reviews)); "4. Great leadership and vision for the company." ((in 31 reviews)); "Great benefits and healthcare." ((in 21 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.

What are the top reviewed Harness locations?

San Francisco , Dallas , Mountain View , New York , Chicago , Boston , Austin , Minneapolis , Portsmouth , Tampa , Fairfax , Detroit , Washington , Raleigh , Columbus , Fresno , Corona , San Mateo , South San Francisco , San Jose , Denver , Stroudsburg , Pittsburgh , Destin , Jacksonville , Orlando , Clearwater , Nonesuch , Remote

Harness reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(472 total reviews)

Jyoti Bansal

90% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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Harness has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 472 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).

Reviews by job title

472 reviews

4.0

Jun 14, 2022

Great experience

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great learning curve, the future of the product looks promising

Cons

Feeling of burn out is possible

Harness Response

3y

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us!

5.0

May 17, 2022

Clear vision with a complete niche SDLC product

Senior software development engineer in test

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Employee culture(Frequent goodies, Meetups, TGIF). - Knowledgeable set of people to learn from. - Bi-weekly all hands for visibility. - Transparency

Cons

- Budding middle management - Huge hierarchy for a growing startup - Sometimes the work get's redundant

Harness Response

4y

Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback!

5.0

May 15, 2022

Best place to work

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home available Good salary Management is awesome

Cons

No cons, this place is great for work

Harness Response

4y

Thank you for your review! It is indeed a best place to work. SF Business Times and Inc. Magazine have both named Harness as a Best Place to Work 2022!

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