A truly unique and amazing culture they work very hard to preserve - Senior Solutions Engineer Box Employee Review

5.0
Apr 7, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

After working at other market-leading companies over the course of 13+ years, including Salesforce, I can honestly say Box has something special. The culture is unlike anything I've experienced before. The people at Box are highly talented, hard working, and extremely humble. They check their egos at the door and pitch in to help one another.....so refreshing! It really feels like we are all in this together and rowing in the same direction. On the leadership and technology fronts, I've never seen the kind of access to leadership and product like we have at Box. We truly have the ability to influence the future roadmap and serve as a strong voice for the customer. Box is recognized as the leader in the cloud content management space by all the major analyst firms for a reason. The current and future innovation coming out of Box is visionary and leading the way. Leadership, including the exec team, take a very active role in engaging with Boxers and with customers....it's pretty impressive.

Cons

Box is very nimble which is typically a strength. On occasion, there are areas that could benefit from a bit more structure and process.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Amazing product, culture and benefits

Cons

In office mandate, no need to be in an office to join Zoom meetings

5.0
Apr 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Working at Box offers a strong mix of career growth, meaningful impact, and modern tech exposure—you get to sell and support a platform that’s actually solving real-world problems across government, enterprise, and regulated industries, not just pushing software for the sake of it. The company’s focus on AI-powered content management, security, and workflow automation keeps you close to where the market is heading, which builds highly transferable skills. At the same time, the culture tends to emphasize collaboration, autonomy, and ownership, giving you room to develop your own strategies (like your targeted campaigns and use-case-driven outreach) while still having the backing of a well-established platform with strong product-market fit.

Cons

Working at Box isn’t without its challenges—one of the biggest is that the product can be harder to differentiate at a surface level, especially against tools like Microsoft (SharePoint/OneDrive) or Dropbox, which means you have to work much harder in sales to educate prospects on deeper workflow and security value. Sales cycles can be long and complex, requiring patience and persistence with multiple stakeholders. Internally, like many growing tech companies, priorities and messaging can shift as new products (AI, Extract, etc.) roll out, which can create some ambiguity. And because Box is a platform play, success often depends on how well customers adopt and expand usage, so deals don’t always feel “done” at close—you’re thinking long-term from day one.

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