Synack reviews

4.0

72% would recommend to a friend

(179 total reviews)
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Jay Kaplan

75% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Synack has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 179 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Synack employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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179 reviews
1.0
Jun 21, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

I don't work there anymore. Quitting was the best thing I did at this rathole.

Cons

I worked as a developer on the Engineering team, so this is for that. I'm not sure how the rest of the company is. None of the leads here have any real, practical experience at any company that's done anything of merit and it shows. They're unnecessarily critical to the point of being outright bullies and don't even understand the basics of software development. I've seen people meekly speak up in Engineering meetings only to be viciously shot down for little to no reason. It's never real feedback either, it's just them basically loving the sound of tearing down another human being in front of others for sheer pleasure. The leads are so out of their element that their only recourse in any conversation is plugging their ears and fighting with you because they don't have the experience to do any real problem solving. They just want to be right and if it sinks the company, so be it. Toxic with a capital T. They're trying to run "Agile", which they're so terrible at doing that they've devolved back into Waterfall. The punchline is they think they're somehow experts of this methodology and they'll over-explain it to the point of it being insulting, all while misunderstanding even the most basic of concepts of it. They want so badly to be experts at anything that they're more than willing to embarrass themselves loudly and then deny that they've completely misunderstood whatever topic they're railing on. Kind of reminds me of a certain POTUS. When I was leaving they started some new process, but I don't know if it helped. If they kept the same Engineering leads I'm sure it hasn't done any good. I wasn't there long, but in my time there, the whole team never delivered anything of real value. That team couldn't make a puddle with three buckets of water.

1.0
Aug 4, 2017

If you're an engineer avoid this place

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Work at home wenesday - good snacks - dog friendly

Cons

- Toxic executive leadership. - Below industry raises and compensation - Lack of communication across teams

5.0
Sep 11, 2020

A level of talent and excellence matched by few.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-You will work with people who are smarter than you and learn something new each day -The mission of the company is clear and work is directly tied to making it happen -Career paths are well defined and individual goals/interests are supported -Culture, even while remote, is strong

Cons

-Like any mature startup, sometimes processes or resources are lacking (but they are always being worked on and improving)

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