Item: Splunk
Rating: 5
Author: Current employee - Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Question 1

Is Splunk a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Splunk has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,264 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at Splunk to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Splunk have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship), Business Development Representative (BDR) and ISR- Inside Sales Representative.

Question 2

Does Splunk pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Splunk employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Splunk. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Splunk?

Accepted Answer

79% of Splunk employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Splunk 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Splunk?

Accepted Answer

Software Engineer (133), Regional Sales Manager (126), Sales Engineer (58), Inside Sales Representative (53), Sales (47), Senior Software Engineer (47), Technical Support Engineer (34), Senior Sales Engineer (30), Business Development Representative (BDR) (24), ISR- Inside Sales Representative (24), Solutions Engineer (24), Director (22), Product Manager (21), RSM (21), Account Executive (19)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"It’s very positively challenging and still a great culture despite the big growth over the years." ((in 273 reviews)); "great people to work with I miss the whole group of people from back in the day" ((in 191 reviews)); "Great Benefit for Insurance and Family Planning" ((in 180 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 117 reviews)); "Team is great and supportive." ((in 59 reviews))

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

"Strategies are mislead by bad management." ((in 80 reviews)); "Lots of turnover and new leadership" ((in 58 reviews)); "Too many bad managers with too much power who are not real leaders." ((in 39 reviews)); "There are constant layoffs and everyone who is halfway paying attention to the plot realizes that Cisco is going to wipe 20% of Splunk off the board." ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper management was a bit chaotic and unorganized." ((in 12 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Splunk layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Splunk locations?

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San Francisco, San Jose, Plano, Dallas, New York, Washington, Seattle, Boulder, McLean, Austin, Denver, Chicago, Tampa, Tysons Corner, Boston, Atlanta, San Diego, Arlington, Santa Clara, Raleigh, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Detroit, Portland, Salt Lake City, Richmond, Phoenix, Grand Rapids, Minneapolis

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