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 3.4 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)); "Formerly great culture." ((in 20 reviews)); "Good work life balance and to grow" ((in 17 reviews)); "Good benefits and 401k." ((in 13 reviews)); "good team and u can learn great things" ((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 12 reviews)); "low pay" ((in 10 reviews)); "bad compensation, bad senior management" ((in 4 reviews)); "Cronyism and nepotism, so good luck getting a promotion to Senior or higher level role" ((in 3 reviews)); "on your own with little training" ((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

WatchGuard Technologies reviews

3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(257 total reviews)

Joe Smolarski and Prakash Panjwani

64% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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WatchGuard Technologies has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 257 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).

Reviews by job title

257 reviews

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.

3.0

Jun 25, 2026

Great work-life balance, but management needs improvement

Fontend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work and life balance.

Cons

Not so good management system

2.0

May 19, 2026

Great culture eroded by new leadership's cost-cutting

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to be a great company under Prakash! Now, the new leadership is slashing and burning the great culture that once was WatchGuard

Cons

Cutting costs and firing very good people. New leadership does not care about legacy, loyaly, and commitment.

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