4 Years as an SE - Solution Engineer Darktrace Employee Review

4.0
May 14, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The technology - I've been working with the tech directly on many different environment of all sizes and segments. I've seen what it can do and the value it provides, the self-learning AI is a game-changer for several reasons. I won't go in-depth here but I truly think its the leader in the network detect and respond segment. The culture - Working at Darktrace is about performance which I think is a good thing because it leaves freedom in how to achieve it. There is flexible hybrid work, going in office/remote or at the client's place when it's relevant. I have not witnessed any problems with discrimination internally and I find our team quite diverse which is refreshing and enlightening. I've never received unwarranted pressure, I've always had reasonable hours and managed my schedule pretty freely. The mission - Some jobs makes you wonder what's the point, not this one. Sure I'm not a doctor but I've always felt valuable in my job to the society, protecting important organisation so they can fulfil their mission is rewarding. I've never felt like I'm in one of those bullshit jobs.

Cons

- Transparency I don't know if I'm paid as much as my colleagues with the same title, I don't know why I'm sometimes getting raises. There no willingness to uphold local labor laws unless forced. this is something they've recognised and are working on though. - Young corporation Young: Processes aren't perfect or inexistant. Some accounts can be lost in the system and find no customer support. Some issues can be lingering for months before finding fixes. Corporation: corporate culture, but I think this is inevitable. Pointless meetings to motivate you, fake people cheering without believing it, maybe that's the anglo/american corporate culture but as a French person it sounds fake. Minor pet peeve though

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5.0
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Pros

good pay, good culture and great tech sales exposure

Cons

lack of internal promotion path, just overall lack of vertical career trajectory

2.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Autonomy & Independence: You get great autonomy to build your own schedule. It operates very much like a true field sales motion, which is great if you value independence. Perks: There is a high degree of expense freedom, and the Sales Kickoffs are a definite highlight.

Cons

The company is currently gasping for air and is super misaligned. There is absolutely no sense of direction. The Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy obviously doesn't work because leadership changes strategy it every Half because of poor performance . Turnover is INCREDIBLY HIGH, people was congratulating me that I made it at Darktrace more than a year when I left, which is never a good sign for a company. CEO REPVUE- stated that only 15% of reps hit their goal attainment at Darktrace from it's reviews. If you apply here, you need to know exactly what you are getting into and be willing to work extremely hard just to help dig the company out of a hole.

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