Does WatchGuard Technologies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, WatchGuard Technologies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at WatchGuard Technologies. This rating has decreased by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at WatchGuard Technologies?

61% of WatchGuard Technologies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated WatchGuard Technologies 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WatchGuard Technologies?

Software Engineer (28) , Senior Software Engineer (12) , Channel Account Manager (6) , Sales (6) , Associate Software Engineer (5) , Software Developer (5) , Technical Support Engineer (5) , Technical Support Representative II (5) , Marketing (4) , Technical Support Representative I (4) , Territory Account Manager (4) , Intern (3) , Manager (3) , Product Manager (3) , QA Engineer (3)

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

"The people and the workplace were great." ((in 23 reviews)); "Good work life balance and to grow" ((in 18 reviews)); "Formerly great culture." ((in 17 reviews)); "Good benefits and 401k." ((in 14 reviews)); "Great leadership with a clear direction on how to position our solutions in the Firewall UTM market." ((in 9 reviews))

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

"The only think I think of low salary but other than that WatchGuard is awesome" ((in 10 reviews)); "low pay" ((in 9 reviews)); "on your own with little training" ((in 3 reviews)); "Less compensation" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about WatchGuard Technologies layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed WatchGuard Technologies locations?

Seattle , Allen , Boston , Chicago , Brooklyn , New York , Washington , Dallas , Houston , Minneapolis , Cleveland , San Francisco , San Jose , Lynnfield , Remote

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3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(259 total reviews)

Joe Smolarski and Prakash Panjwani

64% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

WatchGuard Technologies has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 259 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WatchGuard Technologies 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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259 reviews

5.0

Jul 16, 2026

Good company experience overshadowed by poor culture

Mern developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was a good company experience

Cons

Work culture not good enough

2.0

Jul 16, 2026

Opportunities for growth overshadowed by poor leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities to move around the company into new roles. Pretty good life/work balance.

Cons

This place is falling apart under new leadership. There is no direction or consistency across the company. Major cost-cutting objectives have deprioritized customers and employees. Forced return to office for 5 days is killing the spirit.

2.0

Jun 25, 2026

Culture has declined under new leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to have great people to work with and work-life balance, but that is no longer true, and there are few pros, under Prakash WatchGuard was an amazing place to work.

Cons

New leadership has gutted the culture and made it very difficult to complete work.

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