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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterBitDefender employees are -5% more likely to recommend BitDefender as a great place to work
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| 17% | Passives |
| 44% | Detractors |
Working at BitDefender is rated below average by 21 employees, across various culture dimensions. BitDefender employees rate CEO Rating highest among all categories, and think that Compensation and Perks And Benefits have the most room for improvement, putting BitDefender’s culture in the Bottom 30% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably. See below in detail how working at BitDefender was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at BitDefender is rated C-
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BitDefender ranks in the Bottom 30% of other companies on Comparably with for Overall Company Culture Score
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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterOut of 17 BitDefender employee reviews, 50% were positive. The remaining 50% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping BitDefender improve their work culture.
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| Constructive Feedback | 50% |
What makes you most happy at work?A good variety of projects with tremendous opportunities to grow
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?There's a lot of very talented people working for the company, everyone is committed to delivering the best security solutions and helping people stay safe
What do you like best about the leadership team?Deep knowledge in their area with a commitment to delivering the best product
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?It feels like the antivirus market is declining, perhaps expanding into cloud based services and other areas could improve.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?Coworkers are mostly introverts and the company isn't doing anything to bond the teams.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?It would be nice if there would be engineering levels, pay people what they're worth.
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| Website | www.bitdefender.com/ |
BitDefender competitors include FireEye, Inc. and TROY Group. BitDefender ranks 3rd in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how BitDefender compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.
21 employees at BitDefender have reviewed BitDefender across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.
Overall, the 21 BitDefender employees give their leadership a grade of C, or Bottom 45% of similar size companies. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at BitDefender are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at BitDefender, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at BitDefender are generally satisfied with their team. 21 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D+. Less than half believe the meetings at BitDefender are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at BitDefender believe the environment at BitDefender is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at BitDefender is comfortably fast. About 89% of the employees at BitDefender work 8 hours or less.
Overall, the employees at BitDefender are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

The prevailing opinion from Comparably users about their company is that it was very prepared on their first day. Employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 73% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.
At this moment no BitDefender employees have provided insight into whether or not they clearly understand BitDefender's KPIs and OKRs.
Florin’s approval rate is just above average, putting Florin in the Top 40% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably. Florin Talpes is well regarded by employees for the Manager BitDefender offers, and ranks among the Top 50% of CEOs by employees in that category. When compared to BitDefender’s competitors, Florin Talpes ranks just below FireEye, Inc.’s CEO Kevin Mandia. With Florin’s leadership, BitDefender employee respondents are most happy about their Manager and Executive Team. Florin was rated slightly below average for Compensation.
The BitDefender Executive Team is rated a “C” and led by CEO Florin Talpes, VP of Engineering, Bitdefender Enterprise, CA, US Sorin Dediu, and Marketing Director Peter Nourse
Florin Talpes CEO / President
Florin Talpes serves as the CEO / President of BitDefender.
Sorin Dediu VP of Engineering, Bitdefender Enterprise, CA, US
Sorin Dediu serves as the VP of Engineering, Bitdefender Enterprise, CA, US for Bitdefender. Sorin started at... read more
Peter Nourse Marketing Director
Peter Nourse serves as the Marketing Director for BitDefender. Peter started at BitDefender in September of 2007. Peter... read more
Eric Lewis Managing Director - NA
Eric Lewis serves as the Managing Director - NA for BitDefender. Eric started at BitDefender in July of 2004. Eric is... read more
Joe Sykora VP Worldwide Channel Development
Joe Sykora serves as the VP Worldwide Channel Development for Bitdefender. Joe started at Bitdefender in December of... read more
Harish Agastya Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutions
Harish Agastya serves as the Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutions of Bitdefender. Harish currently resides in the... read more
Jose Lopez Vice President of Global Sales, Service Providers and Technology Licensing
Jose Lopez serves as the Vice President of Global Sales, Service Providers and Technology Licensing of Bitdefender. Jose... read more
Monika Goldberg Vice President, Corporate Marketing
Monika Goldberg serves as the Vice President, Corporate Marketing of Bitdefender. Monika currently resides in the San... read more
Gavin Hill Vice President, Datacenter and Network Security Products
Gavin Hill serves as the Vice President, Datacenter and Network Security Products of Bitdefender. Gavin currently... read more
How much do people at BitDefender get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at BitDefender is $88,763, or $42 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $103,976, or $49 per hour.
At BitDefender, the highest paid job is a Sales Rep at $116,606 annually and the lowest is a Bookkeeper at $42,069 annually. Average BitDefender salaries by department include: Finance at $72,551, Business Development at $99,774, Design at $72,721, and Admin at $53,629. Half of BitDefender salaries are above $103,976.
13 employees at BitDefender rank their Compensation in the Bottom 10% of similar sized companies (based on 39 ratings) while 12 employees at BitDefender rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 10% of similar sized companies (based on 12 ratings).
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| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
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1st Percentile $61k | $61k | 1st Percentile |
17th Percentile $82k | $82k | 17th Percentile |
33rd Percentile $102k | $102k | 33rd Percentile |
50th Percentile $164k | $164k | 50th Percentile |
67th Percentile $258k | $258k | 67th Percentile |
83rd Percentile $267k | $267k | 83rd Percentile |
100th Percentile $346k | $346k | 100th Percentile |
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at BitDefender across various culture dimensions.
BitDefender PTO policy is a critical component of the benefits package offered to employees.

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Who is the CEO of BitDefender?
BitDefender CEO is Florin Talpes, their score by employees is 73
What is BitDefender eNPS?
The eNPS for BitDefender is -5
What is the salary for Project Manager in BitDefender?
Project Manager average salary in the US is 104k
What are the salaries in the Business Development in BitDefender?
The average salaries for Business Development in BitDefender is 100k
Who are BitDefender competitors?
BitDefender main competitors are FireEye, Inc., TROY Group