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    FireEye Reviews

    Updated September 20, 2017
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    FireEye CEO/Board Member Kevin Mandia
    Kevin Mandia
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    Pros

    • Benefits are excellent, good work/life balance with a growing customer base (in 19 reviews)

    • Free lunch is going away this fall, though (in 39 reviews)

    Cons
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    1. "Account Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Milpitas, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Milpitas, CA

      I have been working at FireEye full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great flexibilty and Pay. Great atmosphere!

      Cons

      Lack of commitment by employer for long term work

    2. "Good technology, but not internally aligned"

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      Former Employee - Senior Licensing Manager in Milpitas, CA
      Former Employee - Senior Licensing Manager in Milpitas, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at FireEye full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great potential; well respected in cybersecurity field

      Cons

      Weak overall alignment of strategy with execution. Churn in the upper leadership

      Advice to Management

      Improve focus on reaching larger market share. Keep all functions working together in the same direction. Too much wasted motion.

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    3. "Great company, mission, people"

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      Current Employee - Account Manager in Washington, DC
      Current Employee - Account Manager in Washington, DC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at FireEye full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Market leading technology and services - I never have any problem standing up for our products against competitors.
      National security-mission focused
      Company getting its groove back and is focusing on the right areas
      Good compensation

      Cons

      Widely scattered team members makes hitting our stride more challenging

      Advice to Management

      I feel like recruiting the specialized talent needed to stay ahead of the pack in both hardware component engineering and in consulting services is the biggest strategic threat the company faces. We have great people and we have to keep recruiting ever more of them. I suspect this is discussed at the highest levels, but I'm concerned that inability to recruit enough is going to hamper our growth and reputation.

    4. "Director"

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      Former Employee - Director in Washington, DC
      Former Employee - Director in Washington, DC
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at FireEye full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Still the most respected incident response company and continues to have access to most interesting intelligence in the world. Many smart and talented people, especially within consulting.

      Cons

      The former CEO (Dave Dewalt) made some terrible acquisitions and took on too much debt, destroying the stock price and company morale.

    5. "Great team"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at FireEye full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great team atmosphere, supportive management.

      Cons

      In my particular team there were few opportunities for progression.

      FireEye Response

      Aug 31, 2017 – Recruiting Coordinator

      Thank you for your 3 years of service at FireEye, the world leader in intelligence-led security! We are sorry to hear you did not find as many opportunities for progression in your particular team... More

    6. "Great People, Great Opportunities"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Milpitas, CA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Milpitas, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at FireEye full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Exposure to all kinds of great opportunities within one's job. Great people as well.

      Cons

      Really hard to have a personal life.

      FireEye Response

      Aug 31, 2017 – Recruiting Coordinator

      We are happy to hear that you have been exposed to many opportunities at FireEye! We take great steps to have a manageable work-life balance for our employees. Don’t forget to participate in our... More

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Program Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at FireEye full-time

      Pros

      Some greta folks to work with.

      Cons

      Poor Management and lack of vision

    8. "sr. director"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at FireEye full-time

      Pros

      Great people, very talented individual providers.

      Cons

      No direction from corporate, leadership does not build trust. Inclusion of iSIGHT has been damaging.

    9. "OK. No stability but a paycheck and medical insurance until you get RIFed"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Milpitas, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Milpitas, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at FireEye full-time

      Pros

      Most co-workers are friendly and seem to be very productive.

      Lots of snacks and drinks, lunch 4 days a week. The $ per-person budget been drastically reduced but hey the price is still right. Keeps employees more productive since they don't have to go off campus for lunch into bottlenecked Milpitas/Ciscoville. Free lunch is going away this fall, though.

      They finally have some true leaders in key positions. They're stemming the bleeding (of $) and putting together a portfolio of good products that actually might appeal to customers. Slowly getting rid of some of the wastes of salary dollars.

      Cons

      Work/life balance? Maybe if you're mediocre or a little better. Once management realizes you do quality work, you will be ground into dust. You have been warned.

      Advice to Management

      Keep strengthening FEYE's value proposition and holding down the budget but keep in mind a lot of us ICs are burning out. Or maybe thats part of the plan???

      FireEye Response

      Aug 31, 2017 – Recruiting Coordinator

      Thank you for all of your time, dedication and effort that you have put in to make FireEye what it is today! People like you are who make the difference at FireEye. We are glad to hear you believe... More

    10. Helpful (4)

      "Ship is steered in right direction. Now, we need momentum."

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      Current Employee - One FireEye Veteran
      Current Employee - One FireEye Veteran
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at FireEye full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Finally, it looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel. Under Kevin's leadership, things are coming in place. Great technology, great people and good perks. work-life is now very balanced. Great snack bar, daily fruits, Wednesday Bagels and free electric car charge. Pay is competitive and fair.

      Cons

      No 401K. Stock price is depressed for long time. Options, ESPP, RSUs are underwater. Lunch is catered and it sucks most of the time (especially for vegetarians).

      Advice to Management

      Last quarter, we showed sign of life. Keep the momentum going. We can't afford another misstep. Dave Dewalt's old team is almost purged and new captains are closer to reality. Let's make it the best security company on the earth.

      FireEye Response

      Aug 31, 2017 – Recruiting Coordinator

      We are glad that you enjoy all the perks that FireEye has to offer. The 401K match is on our radar to implement for our employees in the future. Thank you for your thoughtful response on our page.

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